Wouldnt the US be better off with less government in our lives?
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That has been the Democrat's mantra in recent history. 'We the Democratic Party Leadership knows better how to use your money than you do.'\n\n\nSmaller government is the key. No money for Art programs like Crucifix pieces made of excrement. No handouts to those who don't do anything for themselves and their family (even though they are quite capable). No 'aid' to those that can handle things themselves.\n\nKeep the government along the lines of what it was intended to be. Not a charity, a defender. No a red tape machine, an entity that upholds rights.  No one that PROVIDES the general welfare, but PROMOTES the general welfare.\n\nGet back to people being responsible for themselves, not people handing off responsibility to the government and then using the government as a crutch for the rest of their lives.
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Well a democracy of course. But more specifically, Norway. There is not a huge  gap between the people at the top and those at the bottom. They take care of their own. Everyone has health coverage, and if someone has a condition that requires staying in a warm climate the  government picks up the bill. 26.2% of American children live below the poverty level. In Norway it is less than 4%. The difference between what CEOs earn and what the average worker earns is nowhere near what it is in the US. Taxes are higher, but people don't seem to mind the trade off.
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youre wrong fusion. the freedom to govern & protect ourselves eliviates the need for federal protection. the fed is 200 years old, is the outcome good? no, we're high on everyones shltlist, our economy is based on variables rather than actual wealth (gold, silver, jewels, ect) http://www.philipdru.com/griffin_stream.html , we're constantly at war, tollerate obvious inhouse attrocities (waco), we're 28th in education globally, agh!!! to much to list. point is, aint workin out. if we all have the means to peotect ourselves the crazies will come out in mass, true. itll be anarchy, but very short lived (so to speak). the more we rely on the fed, proven, the worse off we are. name something the fed does better & more efficient than private enterprise. no way, give me freedom, i'll handle my own security. shlt, this side of town handles its own security now, cops dont come here without military trained swat.
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we certainly arent beating the world in things that count ,, like education /health,, including Mental health\n we do have more food and more cars,and more pounds of fat ,and more debt. ever think how many people died so you can drive a hummer or fly to grannys for xmass?
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our government might be usefull after all
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Depends. If you are living in Sub-Saharan Africa, then, no, not really. If you are living in Vancouver, life is pretty good. As a whole, that's a pretty broad question. It is better to the extent that modern medicine keeps people alive longer. It's worse because all those people that are living longer cost billions of dollars in tax payer money making it difficult to pay for other much need social services. It's better in that it's easier to make and distribute food. It's worse because we have 190,000,000 people in the US that you could easily call "fat".\n\nIt's all relative.
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In a nutshell, the USA's system of government is inadequate.
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I think it depends. If it was only the wealth of individuals & families, like Bill Gates, the Waltons (Wal Mart), Oprah & the British Royal Family, Everyone would probably be working poor level-one paycheck from disaster. If it was governments & institutions as well, like Saudi Arabia, the US and the Vatican, we'd probably be moderately well off. I read somewhere once that if the Vatican liquidated (and assuming they had the same income they have now), they could support South America FOREVER.\n\nThis was an interesting question, and I like your kitty.
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Well, I would mind it if other countries hated mine. You are right that the USA should be loved more, but I guess you’re the easiest country to hate, as you are in control.\n\nYou can’t isolate yourself from the world because you will go bankrupt...
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Oh, I hope not!  I think we need to be able to "get away" from whatever government dominates, or it will come to dominate every facet of our lives.  Both George Orwell's "1984," (which was written in 1948, as I recall), and "Brave New World," and lots of other science fiction have made the point that a world-wide country is too much power too centralized.  It will not make way for differences that humans need to have to function.  \n\nThe big government concept is uniformity; the politics of scale.  That is a necessary part of doing things on a big scale, and why no more than absolutely necessary should be done by the federal government.  The smaller the unit of government, the bigger the opportunity to respond to real-world circumstances.  A neighborhood can get things done with only occasional assistance from a city government, which seldom needs to draw on the resources of the entire county, state, region.  Response to a major disaster takes a well-coordinated effort across state lines.  Even there, who has done the better job in Katrina response: the Red Cross and the rest of the private foundations, or the federal government?  I rest my case.
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yes.  think of all the benefits for the hard working, tax paying, law abiding citizens like you and i!  lower gas prices (less demand), less cars on the road means quicker commute times and less accidents!  lower car insurance premiums!  less un-insured drivers causing accidents!  drop the un-employment rate! \n\nDont let those liberal politicians play on your emotions!  the benefits out-weigh just leaving them there to continue to suck off the govt system and raise your bills!.
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I think the government could be useful if people like us would just stand up and start doing something.  America needs to start by cutting out this two-party bullshit.  There are only two major parties that get funded by people who get personal favors.  Then, basically we as Americans have few choices when it comes to our leaders.  There just needs to be a shift in national political theory...
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NO. I think that would be impossible. We cannot flourish if people are not working. Outsourcing causes Americans to loose jobs. Think of the problem on an individual level, if as an individual you cannot take care of yourself and have to depend on others what would happen? Just like individuals our country needs to be self sufficient.
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No way, the USA is the greatest place in the world.  We are freedom's defenders.  We are the police of the world.  If there was no country, there would be no borders, no morals, and no civilization.  There would be annarchy and chaos and the world would be engulfed in the ultimate form of terrorism everywhere.
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more laws = less freedom\nmore centralized power = less liberty
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Maybe the US would become more independent and rely on its own resources.
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Most Americans don't give a shit about issues affecting them and the other members of society but damn it if you took away our Internet, movies, television, and other media then we would raise some serious Hell.\n\nYou can make fun of Jesus and God (see South Park), you can allow a innocent poor people to go to prison for shit they didn't do. We can allow many people (mostly children) that cannot afford health care to die. We can let an asshole run the White House and the US Ecomony into the ground but...don'take away our iPods! \n\nIt's a shame that we can only consume and not give back to the world we live in. It sad that the most powerful nation on the planet allows its own children to go starve and the poor and powerless to suffer. \n\nMaybe if info-tainment was pushed like it is then America would be a better place and we could have real world peace and not a WAR (prentending) to make peace!\n\nPlease see my newest question...thanks