It's not that we have become a nation of moochers; it's that the moochers have realized the power of the ballot box .. that their ability to plunder the pockets of the producers can be achieved by one touch on a touch screen. While there may not be an official moocher union, they have collectively collaborated, socialized and maintained mediocrity for years in their government schools. By the time they leave, they are educated enough to know that their classmates will only aspire to do as much as they need in order to get by. This collective understanding permeates throughout their adult lives, throughout communities and throughout their families. With this multiplier effect, they take comfort in knowing that they won't be challenged. They take comfort in the fact that if they fail, there will be no real consequences .. the government will be there to support them until they can earn just enough to be average again. But just in case, they will make sure to vote for whomever promises them that safety net - the looters. These are the politicians who build their careers around the demonization of wealth, success and hard-work. These politicians legitimize the moocher existence. And the cycle continues, from generation to generation, exponentially growing worse over time. At this point, any odd-balls in the moocher union factories (government schools) are stifled by the sheer force of a tidal wave of mediocrity - their classmates who, day-in-and-day-out, make it nearly impossible to stand out without suffering severe social scorn. There comes a point where most are beaten into submission by their peers, by their educators, by society and by their parents. Hypnotized in unison they all proclaim: There is no need to stand on your own two feet when government provides you with a chair .. paid for by someone else. The current political class may succeed in accomplishing the final push to stamp out these survivors, allowing for this tidal wave of mediocrity to surge on full-force, unhindered by the few who dared to be better.