[Digger]

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."

Alexander Tyler

[brownsfan]

"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.

[MayflowerMadam]

"A democracy is always temporary in nature..."

America isn't a democracy. Let's hope this republic has a more positive run.