>"The thing that really gets me though is that, as a 22 year old, I (and all the other members of my generation) are inheriting the current system with no input

>"The thing that really gets me though is that, as a 22 year old, I (and all the other members of my generation) are inheriting the current system with no input on how we got to the point we are at now and little to no say on how it works." If you will, try take that little spark, and reason it a little further. You'll find that the answer you eventually come up to is the following topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract Perhaps, then, if you're like me. You'll conclude that it's a really poor answer, and one with a whole lot of holes. Let me know if you'd like to discuss this further, and my apologies in advance if you think I'm putting words in your mouth by making a few assumptions above.