[catfish1957]

This is also the reason why for the first time in history that a Carteresque failure as this POTUS was re-elected. Lazy entitlement junkies make up a much larger precentage of the population than ever before. They were't about to let Uncle Sugar stop the dole. The Obamaphone video probably most aptly sums up the 2012 election.

Atlas will be shrugging shortly. Hang ON!!!!!

[Biggirl]

Are you sure about that?

[Colonel Kangaroo]

There is one thing that the US can and will do to delay the collapse of the current welfare state that nations like Greece were unable to do. Before the electorate allows SS to be significantly altered, we’re going to significantly cut down the burden of the world’s defense we take on. In other words, first we’re going to cut propping up the welfare states of Western Europe, Israel, Saudi Arabia, East Asia and others before we stop propping up our own.