Why is the Government so much larger than it was suppossed to be?
It taxes almost everything from cigarettes to income. Polygamy, prostitution, gay marriage, and ticket scalping bans all seem unnecessary. New York wants to control how much salt the people can eat and the shape of hot dogs because they’re a choing hazard. Our phone calls are not private. You have to get a liscence for everything even if its arranging flowers or instructing yoga. Chicago had all those surveillance cameras put up to keep people from being unorthodox. Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are all in trouble finacially while congress keeps giving themselves higher paychecks. The war on drugs is an absolute failure and more people smoke pot everyday in this country. People die from illnesses that could have been saved if the FDA didn’t regulate new drugs. Our public schools are failing and other countries do better on tests. See a pattern here? Why don’t people realize the Constitution restricted our government for a reason?
ThinKabootit- I am upset that the majority do not see this danger. I know we are a Republican Democracy.
Government is larger, because Obama was elected. He wants to change America, like Fidel changed Cuba. Look, if you want to know who a man is, look at his past. Words and Promises mean absolutely nothing. He’s actions, his past and the people he surrounded himself with. That speaks volumes about is character and his interest. "If you think health care is expensive now, just wait till it’s FREE". He Preys on the Poor and the Weak and Promises a better Tomorrow, while slowly he’s destroying the Best Country on Earth! Who has he Helped? Is unemployment up or down? Is America better off? How has benefited from the Stimulus? Are you better off today? How Long will he keep blaming Bush? Like I said, he’s words and promises mean nothing and his actions, speak volumes. People need to wake up!
March 19th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Look everybody, the most depressing thing in the Universe.
A Randist whining about the state of gov’t.
References :
March 19th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Do you do the best things for the best reasons?
References :
March 19th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Pray SHARE where precisely you got your data-point on specifically "how large" the government is "supposed to be"? I have a copy of the Constitution here (free from those loonies at the Cato Institute…Thanks, folks!) and can’t find a single word in here regarding what specific size the government is "supposed to be"!
If you thought your phone calls were EVER private then you have not been paying attention in school, silly goose!
(The US is a "Democratic Republic", which means it gets the government the Representatives people vote for THINK is best for the country…if you have an issue with that, and think things should be done "your way", that’s fine, but don’t try to defend your selfish notions by invoking the Constitution, that just shows you don’t understand it AT ALL! LOL!)
References :
March 19th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Government is larger, because Obama was elected. He wants to change America, like Fidel changed Cuba. Look, if you want to know who a man is, look at his past. Words and Promises mean absolutely nothing. He’s actions, his past and the people he surrounded himself with. That speaks volumes about is character and his interest. "If you think health care is expensive now, just wait till it’s FREE". He Preys on the Poor and the Weak and Promises a better Tomorrow, while slowly he’s destroying the Best Country on Earth! Who has he Helped? Is unemployment up or down? Is America better off? How has benefited from the Stimulus? Are you better off today? How Long will he keep blaming Bush? Like I said, he’s words and promises mean nothing and his actions, speak volumes. People need to wake up!
References :
March 19th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Getting a license or permit for things in New York raises revenue the city needs. It is unconstitutional to prevent people from having a lifestyle that results in their asking for government help.
Congress will not get those automatic raises any more each year. That was changed last year.
Government seems to regulate personal actions rather than regulate things that harm people on a large scale.
References :