Yes, my last comment was in jest. There are still folks in the world like us that go to work every day, pay our debts, help our neighbors, live by the golden rule, etc... But we also wonder, too, when we see folks like our neighbors, if we have totally missed the boat and are going about this all the wrong way. After all, my values were shaped by a post-WW2 philosophy. It's 2010.
In the age of "Too big to fail...", "Continuing unemployment payments is the best way to create new jobs..." and "Deficit spending will lead the way to renewed prosperity..." perhaps our neighbors are just way ahead of losers like me living with out-dated values shaped in what must seem like the dark ages.
As long people like us keep working and paying our bills, there's money to bail out the folks that continue not to. I was just curious how long it might take to fully evaluate if the scofflaws down the street are truly on to something.
(Again, in jest). Thanks for all the good feedback.