I'm glad you have the option and whatever keeps you running is a good thing, but I love exercising with as little as possible. It gives me a good time to truly unplug and be alone with my thoughts, I also think it lets my body set the pace.
Some left leaning think tanks have tried to get this passed under the name "Pay it forward". I think Vermont got the furthest along, but does not seem like it has gotten much traction recently.
One of the problems with this legislation (this is now totally my opinion), is that it only addressed the funding side of things and not the spending side.