"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury."
I have seen you post that quote before. I believe it, and I believe we are watching it happen. Americans are rapidly adopting an entitlement mindset.
On a local morning news television program they had a segment about the "white scholorship" at BU with call ins. One caller in particular struck me, she said something to the effect: "I have no problem with that, everyone DESERVES benefits".
Yep, everyone deserves to have everything handed to them. In Ohio, the voters ammended our constitution to tie the minimum wage to the rate of inflation. Of course people "deserve" that.
I just do my best to mind my own business and keep an eye open on where a good place would be to move when this place goes nuts.
I'll be happy to sell you my house in Jersey when I escape to PA.