For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.
I don't think anybody has ever been able to live up to what they promised. I don't know a government that has ever been successful at that because once they get into power, things change and the world is controlled also by business now.
More government isn't going to help you get ahead. It's going to hold you back. More government isn't going to create more opportunities. It's going to limit them.
What I would say is governments need assistance to run their organisations more efficiently just like businesses do.
It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios.
I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more.
So you know, I think that the federal government, the Democrats, and President Obama are selling a lot of hope and change, but no delivery of any of those promises.
Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.
Nowadays, politically, everybody is promising everything. That's the only way you can get elected.
Governments must give to all those who have hit life's hurdles the chance to rebuild and have a future.