10-23-2012, 04:58 AM
49% percent of the US households receive some sort of government payment. Add in defense contractors and government workers and you'll never get someone elected unless they are willing to continue these payments. All the freedom and moral stuff takes a backseat to getting food on the table/house over heard/iPad in your hand. Though I agree the above issues are where the conversation needs to happen if we are to meet the requirements of being a "great country" that the propaganda tells us we are.
"Government is good at one thing: it knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, 'See, if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk." - Harry Browne
"Government is good at one thing: it knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, 'See, if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk." - Harry Browne