Why is it is claimed that if people won't or can't take care of their own needs, that people in government can do it for them?
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Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.
The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.
I have always believed governments must adapt to the needs of the people, not the other way around.
The people want government that works for them at every level.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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