So, if I am understanding this thread, it is being posited that any personal/financial problems a person may have or had precludes them from criticizing their elected officials?
That is a pathetic, back against the wall, last ditch effort to defend the indefensible and only serves to make the one positing the idea look like a fool.
It is a citizen's duty to question their government, regardless of their tax status. Not trusting the government is what our country was founded on.
If our county officials can't handle the scrutiny being brought to bear then perhaps more scrutiny is n