Thanks to all those who replied to this post and my one on the state of SS
The fiscal and economic situation we are facing, as many can tell, is a huge issue for me. I wish it was as big as an issue for the public at large but if the issue isn't a big deal to the elected and the current candidates, I suppose the average American will remain "blissfully ignorant." Even if/when the "SHTF" I wonder if the public will still understand?
My parents were the first of the baby boomers. I remember a stpry he told me about how when he was ten years old, 1956, the first familiy in town with a TV would invite him in to watch The Lone Ranger (I think). That was also the last year the federal gov't didn't go deeper into debt. He's retired now. Throughout an entire working lifetime there were deficits. Same for me, though I'm not done working just yet.
So, to me, it's not surprising that most of the population doesn't see the problem. It's just the way things have "always" been, from the time of one B/W channel and rabbit ears to HD on a smart phone.
OTOH, it's so bloody obvious that this cannot continue forever that it sort of drives me crazier that people can't see it. It's like a game of musical chairs (or musical chair as I usually refer to it) where they keep on taking out chairs but never stop the music. Hello?