Comment by Futurebot

There's a strong undercurrent of "silver bullet thinking" in the US, and it dovetails nicely with the relatively recently named "Lottery Effect":

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/21/rising-wealt...

The two above things combined with the short-termist culture that is still going strong in this country help explain the appeal of the magic of "just one thing."