[ATannahill]

I will take a whack at answering your question. People in general do not like change. Why is this change any bigger than in the past? Because people are having change all around them. The main thoughts going through their heads are "Will I get a raise/bonus this Christmas?", "Can I survive if I get laid off?", "After 'Jen' got laid off, I'm not sure if my job is secure,", "I heard the Smiths from down the road had to sell a car/move to a poorer neighborhood/draw from Timmy's college fund,". This economic crisis has people's world crashing down. Without going into what caused it or how it should/shouldn't be fixed, I can tell you people look for something that they do not expect to change. Some people found this in FIRST. People need somewhere to look that is their comfort zone. We may not be able to be their comfort zone but we need to see that the world is not pleasing the people as much as it was back when previous changes were made.