One of the most important things the tea parties did was bring to the forefront of the political discussion the stark contrast between two competing worldviews typically, though not necessarily, represented by the two major political parties, the political Left versus the political Right. The tea party movement was couched by the media and political elites as “radical”. That label, however, more aptly describes the economic policies and practices adopted by the two most recent administrations. The tea party movement was and is a rejection of the radicalism visible in the statements and policies advanced in America's recent political history. Bailouts composed of corporate welfare and union paybacks sparked the ignition of a counterrevolution. The fiscal sanity of the nation and the impact on its taxpayers is of crucial importance and significance to the tea parties. Spending taxpayer's money irresponsibly rightly causes uproar. The largest spending spree in history was frightening to say the least. The bailouts did dangerous things to the psychology of the nation as a whole. They numbed officials and the public to the vast sums of money actually being spent and to the consequences of the spending.