Can anyone explain to me...

[Brainwalter]

What did the federal government provide me last year, that was more valuable to me than food and shelter combined? My income tax obligation was more than twice as much as my rent in 2005. I'm trying to save money while I'm young and unattached but I had to sell stocks (disinvest) to pay my Washington overlords. Meanwhile safe investments do not even beat the inflation created by ridiculously irresponsible deficits.

The system is [censored] broken.