Can the government actually fix your life?

CPT Jack Durish — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:40:53 -0500

Are you waiting for the government to get you a job? A home? Security? Anything? Government can't fix your life any more than it can fix the VA. Sadly, the people who need to hear this message will avoid it like the plague while the others, those who take responsibility for their lives, will nod their heads sadly in unison with me.
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Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 29 at 2016 1:48 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:48:17 -0500

Government is force, therefore if you need "force" to fix your life then I suppose that it could. I tend to prefer liberty over "force" so I am not interested in the government fixing my life.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 29 at 2016 1:52 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:52:04 -0500

Excellent video.

I actually listen to the ACS daily. Great to see him doing things like this!

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Feb 29 at 2016 1:53 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:53:09 -0500

Sometimes it can make life fairer.

Response by SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz made Feb 29 at 2016 1:53 PM

SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:53:58 -0500

Yes and Yes and Yes and ..... NOT

Response by SPC Andrew Griffin made Feb 29 at 2016 1:55 PM

SPC Andrew Griffin — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:55:20 -0500

To some extent! But we as Americans we have to invest in ourselves and in our Children!

Response by SPC(P) Jay Heenan made Feb 29 at 2016 3:44 PM

SPC(P) Jay Heenan — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:44:48 -0500

Unfortunately, that is the society our government has created. People run to the Federal Government to "fix" their needs and wants. When you feed a power hungry, narcissist machine and ask them to fix your problems, you are going to get a way to large Federal Government who no longer cares about 'fixing' your problems, but to make you even more dependent on it.

I will use myself as an example. When my oldest son was a baby (1994), I was only working part-time (20 hours per week) as a cook, making $6.25 and hour. I went to the welfare office so I could get some assistance with my electric bill. They to told me that the only way they could help me is if I cut my hours to 10 hours per week and then they could help me with rent, bills, food and etc. I told them I just needed help with my electric and they told me that I worked to many hours. I left.

So you see, if they get people to become totally dependent on the government (and are okay with that), they can 'fix' anything they want, as they have that proverbial carrot hanging in front of them until they decide to go out and do something for themselves.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 29 at 2016 4:19 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:19:36 -0500

The government may be able to keep or at least limit the amount of poisons corporations put in the air, the water, our food... It may be able to provide people the opportunity to succeed, when doing so without assistance simply isn't possible. It could manage healthcare the way healthcare is managed in most advanced nations and reduce healthcare spending in this country while improving results and proving all Americans with basic healthcare coverage.

I already have healthcare for life, I already have an income for the rest of my life. I guess government can still come through for some of us.

I also have a good job that pays a good salary that wouldn't exist without government. Even though I work for a private company.

What's wrong with wanting our government to work as well for others as it is working for me?

Response by CDR Michael Goldschmidt made Feb 29 at 2016 9:29 PM

CDR Michael Goldschmidt — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:29:20 -0500

Government can only fuck it up, not fix it.

Response by SFC Tyrone Almendarez made Feb 29 at 2016 9:56 PM

SFC Tyrone Almendarez — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:56:53 -0500

Of course government can get you all that you mentioned. Join the Army

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Feb 29 at 2016 11:29 PM

Capt Tom Brown — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:29:47 -0500

Uncle Bernie sincerely feels the gvt can take care of a person for life and the millennials seem to like the idea of not working or going to school forever. Why not have the gvt pay for it off the backs of working stiffs and small businessmen, which many feel is likely to happen before the 1% kick in any more of their income.