1 vote  What Exactly Do We Need the Federal Government For?  “A
government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong
enough to take everything you have” – Thomas Jefferson  In the
days of the American nanny state in which almost half of the
population receives some government benefit, Americans have
totally lost grasp of one of the most important principles upon
which the nation was founded: individualism. The idea that a
citizen should take responsibility for his health care,
retirement, or savings in case of unemployment or other
emergency is now called “barbaric” and “lacking compassion”.
Today, pandering politicians promise to not only preserve
unsustainable programs like medicare, medicaid, social security,
food stamp programs, and welfare, but to expand them. When
confronted with the reality of a $16 trillion debt, another $100
trillion in unfunded liabilities, and a trillion-plus deficit,
most Americans bury their heads in the sand and refuse to
support any substantial government cuts. Alth