In today’s society there’s a growing sense of entitlement believing that the government should take care of everyone.

This is probably one of the largest factors in the "common" {mis}perception that low-flow toilets do not perform as well.

They might even get around the political quagmire of increasing taxes by warning about a "neighbor vs neighbor" society.

If you have a college degree from a state school and, for example, pass the 10 exams of the Casualty Actuarial Society (I know, I make it sound simple, lol) you're light years ahead of someone with the same degree from Ivy league.

It's about the reality of our population, the needs of society and the broader scope of all people living together in a free country.

I've never purchased in cash, but my perception from the sidelines is that you could get a SFR for around 3-5% less if you pay cash.

Incompetence is high and rising fast in our society.

Too close to the "evil" gambling and the threat of increased crime (whether true or not, the perception will detract) and any casino workers that want to buy to be close to work will be lower income people, so at best they will maintain market level (but based on my friend's income level, I think they will be a step down).What are BP's thoughts on the situation?

I think our whole society is crazy, I mean heck, we are always like top 5 when it comes to rape, murder, theft, and other things.

While politicians and others disregard any notion of "class" in the US, (it's one of the reasons we broke away from England that people were locked into a class society) it is very much alive and well here in the US.