"The problem with this, however, is that these conservative politicians are not that interested in promoting the common good. They are not that concerned with economic inequalities and that millions of Americans, including children, live in dire poverty with no health insurance. They are not that concerned with protecting the environment and with militarism and wars that suck up billions of dollars which could be used to promote the common good."

If one is to believe that a government is a reflection of its people, then it stands to reason that the people themselves are asleep at the helm when widespread socioeconomic disparity exists. If everyone were to wake up tomorrow and say the dollar had no value, it would not. It's difficult to see that its value is zero, when you're sleep walking with a few dollars that only seem of a higher worth, whether you're in a good dream or a nightmare.