&gt; There&#x27;s this concept throughout American politics, and I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s at all true, that most people are just lazy thieves, and would happily sit on their butts watching reruns all day if they could sponge off others to do it. Of course, no one putting this theory forth thinks it applies to them - <i>they</i> want to work hard for the sheer pride of it.<p>What people will tell you about other people is much more reliable than what they&#x27;ll tell you about themselves.