I understand what most of you are probably thinking after reading the title of this thread...its just a club for the rich and a club for people that are at the top. i had a thought a couple of years ago that being an american is just being in a big club where you pay your dues (taxes). what i am trying to say isnt easy to explain because i have never been taught about it...i think the gov of america and any other gov is just a big social club...and i dont mean the whole elitist are the only in the club thing, rather we are all in the club and simply dont realize how much power we have in this club. you have membership in the club with more potential than any other club in the world and what do most people choose to be concerned with??? pop culture? or are you a deep thinker and involved in discussions of politics (lead by the main stream media)? What should we be concerned with? i dont know the answers and i know this hasnt been explained well but its still in the incubation stage with me. maybe someone out there can help me out with this thought.