The problem (IMO of course) is that there is no better and attainable option. For in the current system, you broadly have the choice of: 1. Wasting your money

The problem (IMO of course) is that there is no better and attainable option. For in the current system, you broadly have the choice of: 1. Wasting your money on exotic weaponry and wars of expansion whilst starving the populace and enabling a small subpopulation of rich cheaters to dodge their fair societal debt 2. Wasting money on enabling social programs that allow a large subpopulation of poor cheaters to dodge their fair share of societal debt and hinder the rich from buying a second yacht. I believe South Park refers to this as "Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich." Sadly, in both cases, the upper middle class ends up footing most of the bill. The past 2 months have illustrated the sort of alternative that can actually get elected here. Do you find this encouraging? I don't.