I think that the average "Joe the Plumber" cannot fathom the depth of econ 101, let alone their own budgets, so sad. I really think people are getting burnt on all of the info they read, kinda like the the "march to war" it started out with great enthusiasm, then the general public lost interest after it went on for a while, now it's "were in a war?". That type of short mindedness is what's going to bring us a Jeb Bush ticket in 2012.