I agree with what you say, but at least half of the people in this country don't want "catch on". They are called Democrats and "government assistance" recipients and they want to perpetuate it and vastly EXPAND it. The other half are what I like to call 'people who have to WORK for what they want.' And, unfortunately, some of them succumb to Democrat LIEs, biased polls, MSM left-biased 'reporting', and single-issue conservative pessimism.
While I am mightily pissed at GW and the Congress for some of the things they've done (expanding Medicare, over-funding social programs, and not dealing with illegal invasion of this country), I will not allow myself to fall prey all of this by voting for a damned Democrat. I just won't.