Quote Originally Posted by DaBudhaStank
Americans used to. They don't anymore. And I believe it IS the governments job to do these kinds of things. We as citizens are the children of this country and as such, they need to take care of US. Perhaps not to the level of complete socialism where EVERYTHING is in the hands of the government, but I honestly feel that MOST of what we know should be in their hands. I think a lot of people would back this too, IF we had an honest government, IF we were a democracy and not a republic. I don't like it, but I also think it's inevitable. What we need to do is make sure the people making these choices think like WE do, instead of like they want to. Government needs to get bigger, and it needs to be run by regular people, not Harvard-educated elitists who've never REALLY worked a day in their lives.
Question for you.. when did we become so incapable to where we can't do the things that we used to do for ourselves?

When you let the government make choices for you then you effectively give away your freedom.

Is a caged bird free? It doesn't matter what level of education a person has, when you allow someone to make your decisions for you then you're living the life of a pet and not as a free citizen capable of contributing to society instead of just leeching off it. Of course there are exceptions to this rule (handicapped, extremely impoverished, mentally unstable, etc etc) but they are in a severe minority compared to the rest of the nation.

I won't be caged and I'll keep on singing until someone hears my song.