First the Greeks rioted after their government imposed austerity measures designed to help the country climb out of its deep financial hole. Then the French rioted over President Sarkozy’s plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. (He succeeded last week.) Then the English rioted over their government’s plan to triple college tuitions as part of a multi-faceted effort to stop the country’s financial hemorrhaging. But here in the U.S. … we haven’t had any serious unrest yet, and the reason is not because Americans are better behaved. It’s because our government hasn’t really done anything to...