And for those theat were unable to use the above link, I will quote the most important paragraph in the above article:
"The real issue is that millions of Americans no longer have any skin in the game and are becoming inoculated from the basic cost of government. To them, government seems free and politicians can easily convince them to support more and more spending because someone else is going to pay the tab. This trend deserves a broader national discussion than either party in Washington seems willing to engage in."

Now somebody mentioned earlier about a thread drift, so I'm outta here.