Well Doug and Low Gear;
I'm pretty conservative, however I see some of the problems the same way you do. I just don't see the same solutions.
I believe that Woodrow Wilson sold us down the river when he signed the Federal Reserve Act. That's been sucking the cream off our economy for almost a century. If that wasn't happening, we might not have the deficits we now have.
Our Congress is full of small minded plebians that think of their power, getting re-elected and money for their home towns and family buisnesses that can't be traced back to them very easily. Every bill includes about 20% earmarks for the previously mentioned. It's like a sales commision, but I think it's immoral because I don't want to pay for it, and of course, the debt.
Follow that up with a populace that thinks it's fine to tell someone else what they should give, and why everything is some one else's fault or responsibility. It's a perfect storm.
Now thier idea of shouting out against political or industrial robbery is fine. Funny how the mainstream media assigns motive. Most complainers either want something, or they want to not be paying for something. The rest is pretty much window dressing.
No one is talking about tort reform, or making medical care easier and cheaper to access. That steps on the toes of trial lawyers and licensed doctors.
Newt Gingrech and Hilary Clinton worked together (breifly) to find an affordable way to bring healthcare to people at a much lower cost. I want that. A bipartisan way to modernize healthcare with computers and home access where doctors and billing are reduced, yet medical accidents are reduced as well.