You are responsible for your own welfare though, particularly in the US
What are these people supposed to do - stay broke to make some soundbite economist happy?
It is perfectly rational for people living in a society without safety nets to weave their own
Another point that's pretty unrelated, why would you live decades of your life doing nothing, living extremely frugally? Sounds like a pretty garbage life to me.
If the US fails, I will sail my boat elsewhere.
We created the scenario these people are reacting to
Worry not, we will not run out of people willing to impoverish themselves buying baubles
Everything that's wrong about the USA right here.
I don't subscribe to the OPs opinion, necessarily, just pointing out a situation where it might be better to just take care of yourself.