Governments have been shovelling horsey doers for so long they don't the difference between horsey doers and cow pies. Obviously, the average voter doesn't mind swallowing it and being kept in the dark. Mushrooms thrive in that environment. As long as the fake money keeps flowing into the piggy trough, things will remain as they are until the crunch hits and then it will be every rat for themselves. The government systems the world over are broken. Not even badly bent. Paint will no longer fix that little red wagon. The wheels fell off a long time ago. Sorry, @sultnpapper. I read this on a very strange morning in zoo-topia...