Ian2411:

The problem with government is people. And not just in the US. Power is the biggest addiction there is. Government IS power. There is a built-in distrust of government power in this country. Something to so with an altercation that started in the 1770's. I don't want to re-hash an old thread, nor do I cast stones at anyone. But those times instilled in us (at least those of us who study history, the constitution and freedom. The history of William Wallace is also enlightening) a great fear and respect of governmental power. Those of us who live in the Southern states (as I do) still live with the impacts of the iron fist of the Federal government. One can look in this country to see the effects that the unions have produced. I present Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo...there are many formerly great cities that are now ravaged by urban decay because the unions destroyed the very livelihood that they had enjoyed. The idea that the corporation is "evil" because they use profits to create jobs and reward those who took the risk (and who typically work far longer hours than the employees) is typical of this mentality. I do not trust large government. The entire basis of this nation's constitution is that the Federal government should have greatly limited powers. That concept began eroding in the early 1900's. Today it is crumbling like a sand castle at high tide.