Paul Krugman in the Times talks about the way the U.S. “news media” [he uses those words w/o quotations] legitimizes the snake oil spiels of deficit frauds telling us we have no right to the benefits that we’ve paid for:
“So the next time you see some serious-looking man in a suit declaring that we’re teetering on the precipice of fiscal doom, don’t be afraid. He and his friends have been wrong about everything so far, and they literally have no idea what they’re talking about.”