When I was growing up, duct tape was the solution to all problems.
We used duct tape to fix things that broke in half, repair hoses and cover textbooks. Now, there is a new solution to all of life's problems: government.
Bought a house you can't afford? Let government fix it. Used a credit card to buy more than you can pay back? Let government fix it. Can't afford a new car? Let government subsidize you. Can't save money for retirement yourself? Let government do it. Can't afford your own health care? Let government provide it for you.
People everywhere are becoming increasingly dependent on the government every day as government tries to solve all the world's problems.
As we talk of increasing obesity, the government's proposed solution is to tax soda. As people continue to kill themselves by smoking, the university decides to ban tobacco on campus.
The point is simple, what the government can provide, it can take away, which is why Thomas Paine described government as a necessary evil.
It might be best to listen to the words of Thomas Jefferson, who said simply, "Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself." You can get yourself in shape and stop smoking.
You can buy your own house/apartment, food, and health care and only if you can't should you trouble the government. The majority of Americans have or could afford insurance, or qualify for Medicaid, which means the government should stay out of it.
