No, n00b...money is NOT the #1 priority in a capitalist country - and it darn well shouldn't be for our elected representatives. You seem to have something against capitalist countries. Why is that?
Where did you get that idea? I was born a capitalist, lived my entire career as a capitalist, and will die a capitalist. Having actually lived in a quasi-socialist country, I chose capitalism over all other forms, knowing nothing is perfect. But I am sad over the slow march towards socialism in this country now.