Protests in Europe

No doubt that people in Western civilizations have gotten used to the good life. We like our highways, sidewalks, park system, public schools, Social Security til we die, Medicare til we die, food stamp program, welfare program, etc.... We like it all! But it turns out we haven't been paying for it...instead we chose to put all those nice programs on a credit card. And when it gets revealed that we can no longer afford the "good life"...so we need to make cuts.....where should we make those cuts?

Social Security?? The folks already collecting on it would scream and protest.

Welfare?? The folks already collecting on it would scream and protest and probably quickly turn to riot.

Highway system?? The folks already driving on them would scream and protest as the pot holes go unfixed and snow doesn't get plowed.

Public schools?? The teachers and and unions scream and protest whenever budget increases are denied. Can you imagine if a 20% cut was handed down?

So you can see that EVERYONE seems in favor of cutting government spending...but NO ONE wants their own personal benefits cut.

In Europe they have been the chief sinners of spending for benefits that they can't afford. And now the governments are having to slash budgets to keep from going bankrupt...and the natives are getting restless.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Tens of thousands of angry workers marched through cities across Europe on Wednesday (29 September) to protest against the wave of government austerity measures that have swept through the region over the past year.

In Spain, unions held their first general strike since 2002, shutting down huge parts of the economy while others were left largely unaffected.

Strikers clashed with police in several cities across the country, as tens of thousands of protesters displayed their unhappiness with the government's package of austerity measures and unpopular plans to reform the labour market.

In Warsaw, thousands rallied outside the government headquarters under the slogan "No to cuts, yes to development." Similar rallies were also staged in Cyprus, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Greece.

See it here; http://euobserver.com/9/30929

Is it possible that America may soon start having street protests in California, Arizona, Nevada, New York, etc... when the painful reality finally sets in of how broke the states truly are...and how deep the cuts truly have to be?