"Progressivism is a form of social insurance. It is an acknowledgment that perhaps, through no fault of my own, I might have been born poor, or with skills not suited to the modern economy. It is the understanding that in the richest nation on earth, no one should want for food, shelter, or healthcare, no matter what their ability to contribute."

No, progressivism is nothing more than epicureanism, transported into the present. You propose building a world where everyone is free from pain and struggle, without realizing that this builds a society of child-men, unable and unwilling to do the hard work necessary to advance civilization, each clamoring for more and more handouts from the ever-bountiful teat of Government.