I [heart] The New York Times

From a New York Times Magazine interview with Naomi Klein, a Canadian political columnist:

"The main difference between the two counties is that the United States is driven by hear. There is not a strong social safety net in the U.S., so you worry that you will have no money when you retire, or have no one to take care of you when you get sick. The look-after-yourself mentality is at the core of how the United States has chosen to build itself as a society."