People spend money on the things that they are not given for free. I don't know if my comment is worthless, but even well off Americans/Westerners take for gra

People spend money on the things that they are not given for free. I don't know if my comment is worthless, but even well off Americans/Westerners take for granted an immense number of things they receive effectively for free. If everything was itemized and billed directly society would be organized very differently. This is not subsidized just through tax revenue but through forced borrowing as well as things others are obligated to perform for free (as complex as hospital care to as simple as clearing the sidewalk of snow in front of your property.) Some of these things may last indefinitely, others the economics simply will not permit it, yet they are viewed as existing indefinitely by most.