Americans have been trained over the last few decades to expect so little from govt, propagandized to believe govt actually helping them is a bad thing. It’s a tragic surrender to corporate control & a betrayal of the ideal of govt “of the people, by the people & for the people.”

True, and the more your attention is devoted to the issues of basic survival, the easier it becomes to accept the narratives. It's a soul crushing ride, always accelerating toward a place where awareness and free will does not exist.