(debt) by family members were automatically passed onto related descendents...
Look at it another way; that's what the modern family's kid does do in the opposite direction, pass it on to their parents; in other words it is the juvenile, momma's little love bundle, who is incapable and unwilling to face the real cost, and momma, emotional and incapable of objective reality herself, concedes. The politicians, the juveniles, are the electorates' little love bundle, whining and moaning for more money, and momma electorate, incapable of reality also, is gratuitously complicit.
Thus the whole thing is what they call a cluster-something. Obama's America is the phoniest society in the developed world (how obvious is that?), and it extends right down to the last Democrat.
Johnny Suntrade
Why would the electorate seriously oppose spending when it regularly comes with a tax cut on themselves, even if they pay no Federal income tax to begin with? (2008 and 2009) If highly visible taxes automatically went up on most voters with spending increases, you bet it would be different. That's why Obama wants hidden taxes on the middles calss, and visible tax increases on 'the rich'.
In your analogy Mommy electorate buys herself something everytime she agrees to buy Junior a new toy, so why should she care?
How's this for something those running for office will never say :” You are not paying your ‘fair share’ for the Federal spending you support if you are paying nothing (No taxes at all) towards it ” ?