don't we need a better govt.?--a govt, wid new ideas and who makes quick decisions?
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No.  We need better politicians, not a better gov't.
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The government is (or was) established to protect the rights of the people, not to protect the people. Government is not a scam, even though most of it is a joke. I believe that our country could use a better government, not just locally, but nationally. We as a Nation and a state deserve a better government than we currently have. The government is trying to protect our rights, but we also have private domain (this includes areas of individual life that are of no business to the govt.) We have many freedoms, they just want to protect those rights.
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It might be than that the government would go back to being merely a servant of the people -- merely a temporary servant; And not the people a servant to them.\n\n Its function might be to obey orders, not originate them.\n\nMaybe.
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no they should govern
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WOW!  A lot of questions!\n\nIdeally, government agencies should do what is best for the people they govern.  I'm not sure what country you are in, but why should we pay for government services?  Don't all citizens of almost all countries already "pay" for government services through taxes?\n\nAnd when was the last time you saw a group of people without a government?  It won't work.  Humans need leadership of some sort.  All groups of people from the beginning of time have had government of some form.  Even tribes in Africa still have "Chiefs" as do the Native American tribes in America.  Someone or group must govern a group of people.  Unfortunately, we are "sheep" and need leadership.
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no!!!!what ever happened to personal responsibility.we rely on the government for too much.\nif they took less of our money we would have an easier time taking care of ourselves.\none more thing.why is it that the people that contribute the least get the most.
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I dont depend on the Government for anything and havent for quite sometime. Even if you look back through history, Governments have been the cause of war, destruction and famon. PEOPLE solve the problems.\n\n-J.
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None, and none was needed.  Imagine that!  We can actually do something without the government, who knew?
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Aren't things already screwed up enough?!  If they aren't then let the government in and they will be!
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How can you have an honest country? Do you mean an honest government? I don't think anyone has made billions of people take the 'honest test'.
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I have thought about this before in great depth...\n\nThe answer is that it would be a very bad idea for many reasons. Think about it... what is a democracy really? I mean not the for the ppl by the ppl part but what makes a democracy fair?\n\nFairness of democracy comes from listening to all views but more than that, having different views to listen to.\n\nSo what I am saying is, our planet has countries with monarchies, some with dictatorships, some with direct democracies (socialist Switzerland), republics (USA), etc.., from one point of view a person might think.. we need democracies all over the world.\n\nBUT, if you open your mind a minute and think.... having all these government variances is what actually makes our planet a democracy.\n\nHaving one form of democracy all over the world contradicts the concept of democracy.\n\nBTW, I used democracy as the one global form of government to illustrate my view. The downfalls of other types of government should be translucent.
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Government knows best whats good FOR GOVERNMENT, namely keeping us "teaming masses" in check.  Since government not gonna voluntarily give up its power, YOU must choose your areas of freedom. The man can't be everywhere, all the time.
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Politicians are crooks, haven't you paid attention at all? And yes, we have the power to change, but most citizens are too damn lazy to actually get up and vote. If we all voted to remove the politicians we have in office and replace them with actual representatives, we could. That is the beauty of democracy. The problem is the few people like me who actually want to change the way it is can't get the general public to "wake up" and actually do something.
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This question has been asked before and the answer is still the same.\nWho is gonna objectively say that a government is too corrupt?  Or not enough?  Are tax incentives corrupt?  How about bailouts?  Who is tracking the money that DOESN'T get reported?\nPlease be specific.  Please be VERY specific.
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Government debates....
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with tech, everyone has a voice. theres no need for representitives anymore. theres nothing gov doe that the private sector cant do better. theres no need for government at all anymore. obviously government cant; protect the borders, deliver the mail, protect its people, build roads, secure trade & commerce, develop relations with other countries.....nothing.
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This is my favorite type of question, so I'll answer with another question.  Why do we send billions overseas to help other countries when we have so many problems at home?  The real answer to this and many other questions like it is that we as a society let "our" elected officals make choices for us, that's why we are a Republic.  I wish we could have some kind of utopian country where we're a true democracy and the people voted on a budget that is proposed to them by their elected officals.  However it could never happen, we can even agree on Coke or Pepsi.