Something for Nothing

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As I was listening to an interview on NPR today I was really struck by one of the statements made by Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short, Moneyball and now Boomerang - The Meltdown Tour. In discussing the potential default in Greece and in municipalities across America he said, "People want to have things they don't want to pay for".

This really shook up my thinking for a bit because I don't see myself as someone who wants something for nothing. But then I started to really think about the shifts I see in products, services and even how I spend my time. I think it is very possibly true that we have trained ourselves to expect things at little or no cost. Is this because we've lost sight of value and/or cost of production?