Who took the word "conserve" out of "conservative"?

[Anti-Fed]

I find it odd that in many who claim to be conservative, they think it's fine to accumulate property to make money off of others, causing undo hardship and then when there's so much oppression they cry when social help is provided to counter the harm they created. Being conservative in all things, there would be plenty of property on the market that would be far more affordable than now. Taking so many homes off the market by the few raises the cost of living for the rest. Where's the conserving in this? Accumulating is not conserving. Wasting resources is also not conservative. Many even think nothing of firing off a thousand rounds of ammunition in a weekend, not caring of all the material that went into it. Such persons in defense might say "so what, I paid for them", as if that actually addresses the issue.

If conservative, do you strive to not waste food? How many really make certain to use food before spoiling? From rts.com, the average American family throws out $1,600 in produce each year. I'm guessing that would mean a $3,200 loss by liberals and $0 for conservatives or perhaps it's more balanced?