[Buckeye McFrog]

It’s all about their damned stock portfolios.

Amen! The USA is in the state it's in largely because too many love their portfolios or their pensions more than their country.

[rb22982]

Ultimately, what’s better for the country is also better for their portfolios in the long term anyway (pensions probably neutral), although they lose control that way and there could be short term pain.