The following is commentary intended for discussion. Add your comments.
What do you think the federal government owes you? (Short list, please!)
Has your view changed over the years?
I remember thinking nothing of politics in college, and knowing even less. It was during the Reagan era and I remember people I knew talking about how terrible he was as a president.
All I know is that I had nothing, I probably qualified for welfare had I looked into it, but it never occurred to me that I was owed much of anything in tangible terms. And I thought my life was pretty good. Every day was a new opportunity for me to figure out a way to make the best of my life, to be self-sufficient, to plan for a future I could afford and enjoy.
This is not to say there aren’t plenty of legitimate viewpoints, of course, in line with “The federal government owes me…”
I would say today I feel as if the federal government owes me (but does not deliver on) the guarantee of collecting as little tax dollars as possible, and to use what it collects wisely and efficiently without corruption, waste or fraud.
I feel like the federal government owes me to monitor national security on my behalf and take reasonable, efficient steps to protect the nation.
I feel like the federal government owes me to stay out of my way when I try to accomplish things on my own, meaning not install bureaucratic roadblocks that make life harder rather than better. Also it should not interfere in the free flow of legal information by taking steps that lend themselves toward censorship or control.
And I feel like the federal government owes me to treat itself and its officials the same way ordinary Americans get treated, without favor. In other words, if an FBI attorney breaks a certain law, his penalty should be as harsh as what you or I would get if we committed the crime.
I could probably think of more. What do you think?
Uphold our constitution and the citizen’s bill of rights. Beyond those powers specifically listed in the constitution nothing else. They poison almost everything they touch.
Social Security, and stay out of my life.
They owe us Fairness, Protection, Safety, safe BORDERS! GOOD CLEAN LEGAL VOTING!
Honesty, They need to be honest to the citizens and govern for us and not themselves and special interest. Live by the same laws that they pass for us.
Sharyl I can’t express any better what I think the government owes me than you just did. You summed it up perfectly!
The government is supposed to collect taxes and protect us. Anything outside of those categories was never sanctioned by our founding fathers.
Pave the roads. Deliver the mail. Police/prosecute criminals. Protect the borders. Be careful with OUR money.
Our federal government owes life, with the protection foreign and domestic violence, security; also no favorable groups of people, that is like BLM, etc.
Madison said it best:
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions” (James Madison, Federalist No. 51, 1788).
Stay out of my way and make sure I get a good return on my taxes
And spend our tax dollars wisely.
Speaking of which, if you got a stimulus payment and don’t need it, redirect it where it actually is needed.
I feel that the Federal Gov’t should not have so many laws on the books that it , potentially, makes every citizen implicated in misdemeanours or crimes unconsciously or unknowingly. Old, nonsensical, irrelevant laws ought to be repealed instead of lingering.
100% feel the government owes not just me, but ALL American citizens, the right to privacy, and to not have our rights infringed upon. Especially in the tune of “it’s for your safety”.
The government owes us answers. Answers to the corruption, fraud, and special interests they use OUR hard earned tax dollars on.
Those in government positions ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT get special favors, privileges, rights. They need to be held accountable for their actions!
This is a free country. The last there is. We are NOT a socialist country.
Perfectly stated.
The federal government should protect my constitutional rights.
Everything else is up for debate.
I am a fan and follower of you. I can count on you to tell us the facts and the truth. I was just censored off of Twitter because our Canadian government is not exposing on their consent forms that this so called vaccine is experimental, that by giving consent they know it’s an experiment. Nowhere do they give the deaths caused by this vaccine note the adverse reaction. So many people don’t know stuff like this so I posted the truth based on the Nuremberg Trials that in order to give informed consent, especially if it’s experimental that information MUST be disclosed. So I put this truth on Twitter and they locked me out for 7 days… what’s going on with these big tech companies is criminal. They leave up government lies or omissions completely but they censor the truth tellers…I strong you urge to look up a lawyer by the name Reiner Fuellmich international Nuremberg 2 Lawyer. If your interested is his video’s please email me and I will send them to you. The lies should come down but instead Twitter is choosing to only support our (Canadian) Governments narrative. This is absolutely disgusting. It has to stop. Will you help us to stop it. .
Free & fair elections, secure borders, and stop inviting our enemies in.
The government owes me a safe place to exist in. It owes me enforcement of the US constitution. It owes me freedom of my personal choices.
I think you hit it right on the nail !
America first! Americans that can will and have donated millions to causes in America and worldwide!
The federal government does not owe me anything. I believe they are responsible for providing defense to international threats with the tax dollars I provide. My thoughts are the purpose of government is to provide protection from threats that may come and to establish order in this way.
Provide for the common defense of America from invasion by any enemy forces that want to invade and destroy America. That’s it, that’s all Americans require of our Federal Government.
Government should protect its citizens s from invasion whether military or those not obeying our immigration laws and coming in illegally
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.