The average American is powerless over the wheeling and dealing that takes place in Washington and on Wallstreet. We as a country are no better then many of the authoritarian states in many parts of the world that our society rejects. The quanlity of life in the US is to some extent masking the realities in creating this illusion of freedom and quality which is deceptive. We are becoming indentured servants to the government as a people or a tax base and continue lose our freedoms.