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If there is a revolution, I would think that it would be reasonable to assume that it will have economic undertones. The divide between the have's and have not's is growing. The middle class is slowly dwindling and many of them are falling into the lower economic class. As America, the gov't, tries to balance the budget, social programs will most certainly fall under the axe. As many who are in the middle class fall into the lower class, their dependence upon gov't assistance is going to increase and our current system is one of enablement, rather then empowerment. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are going to heavily tax the budget in the coming decades. Compound this with seniors living longer and longer through advances in medicine. How many people under 40 honestly believe that Social Security will be there for them when they retire? Our leadership is going to have to make some VERY hard decisions regarding fiscal responsibility. The question becomes will their ever be leadership that will forego their career, support base, that will make those hard decisions? Or, can someone be elected when the majority populace is apart of that enabled working lower class and the elderly dependent upon Social Security?

American's lack financial education and understanding. They have failed to plan for their own future security, believing that someone, be it gov't and/or their career based retirement plans, will be their to take care of them in the end. If, and more like when, this comes to the point of the gov't facing bankruptcy vs. dropping the axe on certain social programs, there will be major unrest creating the perfect breeding grounds. People are quick to lay blame rather then take individual responsibility, and the gov't will be seen as failing to provide for them.

Hopefully it never comes to this and we make those decisions now, like privatize Social Security and create a system of empowering the lower economic class to get back on their feet rather then have a system that allows people to maintain a lifetime supported by the working tax payers. We need to institute financial education within our education system's core curriculum.