The buying power of the Federal Reserve Note has gone down over %50 in the last five years. Wages have barely gone up at all. Nobody sees any food lines because so many people are on food stamps. Practically nobody is manufacturing here anymore. (I now keep tapes & glues & scrap materials on hand just to repair the Chinese junk which is all that can be bought anymore.) A lot of people are working overtime. ...And all that those who are interested in politics are concerned about is whether ar not gay marriage is legal or if their party is in office. ...Or which team won the latest ball game.