When will they say thank you

I am an average American, I go to work, I come home and I try to be a good man to my family. I earn a decent pay, I take the money home, and I pay my taxes. Last year I payed $16,000 in taxes, as I see it now I paid for two people to get money from the government so they could buy a house, I also paid for four people to get money for their clunkers. You see i have worked hard, paid money to our government in the hopes that they would provide good roads and other needs. I at no time wanted to pay taxes so someone could buy a car or get extra from me to put on a house, so I have one quiestion. When will they say thank you to me and all of us who have worked hard and contributed to our government, will we get a card or a letter? we will get what those of who want little to nothing from the government, we will get the shaft. We will pay taxes so others can get over on the system. I just want someone in America to tell people like us thank you.