what are some reasons not to trust the US government?
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Here is 25 reasons for ya. \n\n25 REASONS TO FEEL BAD ABOUT BUSH\n\nEconomic Indicators\n\n1. The unemployment rate averaged 4.1 percent in 2000 and reached a 30 year low of 3.9 percent in October 2000. Today, the unemployment rate has increased to 5.7 percent. There are presently 8.1 million unemployed Americans, an increase of 2.5 million compared to 2000\n\n2. The number of Americans experiencing long-term unemployment-over 27 weeks-has almost doubled in the last year.\n\n3. Job creation has reversed. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the economy created 1.7 million new jobs. This trend has been reversed, and the economy has lost almost 1.5 million jobs since President Bush took office in January 2001.\n\n4. Poverty is increasing. After decreasing for eight straight years and reaching its lowest level in 25 years, the poverty rate increased from 11.3 percent in 2000 to 11.7 percent in 2001. In the first year of the Bush administration, 1.3 million Americans slipped back into poverty, with a total of 32.9 million Americans living in poverty in 2001.\n\n5. Incomes are falling. After increasing every year since 1991, and reaching an all time high in 2000, median household income in the United States fell 2.2 percent in 2001. Median incomes fell for households in every income group in the country except for those earning over $150,000.\n\n6. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are filing for bankruptcy. Almost 800,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2002. In the second quarter of 2002, over 400,000 bankruptcies were filed in the United States, an all-time record.\n\n7. Mortgage foreclosures are at record highs. In the second quarter of 2002, 1.23 percent of home loans were in the foreclosure process, a record level. Over this same time period, almost 5 percent of mortgage loans were delinquent, up almost 20 percent from the average delinquency rate in 2000.\n\n8. The federal budget deficit is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, showed a surplus of $86.6 billion. The most recent figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that for FY 2002, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, will show a deficit of $314 billion.\n\n9. This represents the largest budget decline in U.S. history, and it is the third-largest on-budget deficit in history, exceeded in size only by the deficits of 1991 and 1992 under the first President Bush. Health Care Indicators\n\n10.The number of Americans without health insurance is increasing. Between 1999 and 2000, the number of uninsured Americans fell by 600,000.\n\n11. But this trend has reversed itself and in 2001 the number of uninsured Americans increased by 1.4 million.\n\n12. Over 41 million Americans — 14.6 percent of the population — had no health insurance coverage in 2001.\n\n13. The percentage of small businesses offering insurance to their employees fell by 10 percent between 2000 and 2002.\n\n14. Insurance costs increased by 12.7 percent in 2002, the second consecutive year of double-digit increases and the largest annual increase in costs since 1990.\n\n15. Prescription drug prices increased by almost twice the rate of inflation in 2001.\n\n16. For seniors, who use the most prescription drugs, cost increases were even higher. The cost of the 50 most popular drugs for seniors increased by 7.8 percent in 2001, over three times the rate of inflation. The price of Prilosec, the most popular drug for seniors, increased at over four times the rate of inflation.\n\nCrime and Drug Use Indicators\n\n17.The crime rate is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the crime rate reached its lowest level since 1972. This represented the culmination of a 22 percent decrease in crime during the 1990s.\n\n18. But in 2001, the crime rate increased by 2.2 percent. The murder rate increased by 3.1 percent, the robbery rate increased by 3.9 percent, and the
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I DON'T LIKE NOR DO I TRUST THE PRESIDENT OR GOVERNMENT OF ANY FORM. THEY HAVE WAY TO MANY SECRETS THAT THEY KEEP CUZ THEY THINK IT PROTECTS US. IF THEY WERE UPFRONT AND HONEST THEN I WOULD VOTE BUT UNTIL THEN F*** EM
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im paranoid because the government cant be trusted... but thats just me
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Here are a few things \n\n1. Not accepting the Taliban's offer on Sept 18 & 19, 2001 to hand over B.Laden\n\n2. Invading and occupying Iraq.\n\n3. Violating the constituion repeatedly that he took an oath to protect. IE, Faith-Based Initiatives, etc...\n\n4. Violating our laws. IE, illegal wiretaps, illegal examination of bank records, etc...\n\n5. Repeatedly lieing to the American ppl. The American ppl can understand about anything when they feel there is a good reason and as long as they do not feel lied to. IE, WMDs, reasons for being in Iraq, Iraq would pay for itself with their oil, the economy would recover by now, etc...
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I think that this government is really nosy. I agree, we have problems. Huge problems. We are in billions of dollars in debt, they're cutting fundings were we need it the most. Its not fair in this system of things.
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Love your country, distrust your government.  "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety," Benjamin Franklin.  The US Patriot Act is very very unpatriotic.  It literally strips away your Constitutional Rights.  Hitler burned the Reichstag building when he became Chancelor.  Then blamed it on Poland.  The Bush Administration caused 911 to happen and then they blamed Afganistan and Iraq.  The media is completely saturated with propaganda.  Currently, the United States is run by a military industrial complex and most Americans are blind to that.  Many people say you shouldn't believe what you read on the internet, but it's the internet that has complete and total freedom to communicate the truth and what's really going on.  All other media is controlled and propagated.  Do the research.  Find the truth.  We must take our county back from these treasonous "leaders."
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Our government is doing many things that the American people do not support.  I'm sure that many other horrible things are being done by our government that we're not even aware.
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It 's hard to answer you but in general all people all over the world doesn't trust thier government so don't worry
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Because not everyone in the country beleives what is spoon fed to them by the media...we aren't all conspiracy theorists and don't publicly hang people without a trial.  If there was 1 shred of evidence to any of the conspiracy theories or "Bush lied" montra, the man would not be in office, he would be in jail.  Truth matters to many Americans, but that number is dwindling.
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The American government has a very good reputation for protecting its citezens abroad.  It should do all that it can diplomaticly to protect its citezens but the individuals need to take responsibiblity for their own safety and understand that some places are not safe to visit.  Its the same in most Islamic nations, in China, in many African nations, and in some areas of India.  You can't count on the U.S. government to bail you out of every bad decision you make in your life.
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I know of a story that is not so unlike yours.\n\nYou are so totally right. The United States government is not all that it says it is.
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In the first instance the State Department would like to utterly refute any suggestion of government involvement.  \nThere is not, nor was at any time, any interference by any except the appropriate agencies, as sanctioned by law. \n\nWe would also like to take this opportunity to reassure all those who may be concerned,  that any and all legitimate factors did indeed contribute to this situation, whilst acknowledging that non-contributory factors had no part to play whatsoever.  \n\nWe have nothing further to say at this time.  Thank you.
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I am not comfortable with giving the government, with all the screw-ups it makes on a regular basis, that kind of power. You cannot bring someone back from the grave.
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Not a legitimate one, in the U.S
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There is alot that the Government hides from us.  They hide it because they are afraid of us.  We really have the power....the more people DON'T know this the MORE they can control us!
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Partly, but that's not close to the only reason. I think the main reason we distrust our government is that they have been less than honest with us in the past, and the media (be it new or old) reminds us of that.\n\nTake Watergate, for example. Before then, the idea that the President could be complicit in a burglary for political purposes would be labeled kooky at best. But once we saw it happen, the idea that politicians can often be scummy is now commonplace. Clinton's Lewinsky scandal is another example of a politician lying to cover-up something he doesn't want us to know.\n\nOf course, distrust is healthy in moderation, but in excess, can cause people to doubt everything and anything a government official says. Take for example the fringe minority which believes that 9/11 was caused by the aliens/Israel/CIA.
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Quick Fact: The USA is a Constitution-based Federal Republic.\n\nI believe that a government should (almost) never manipulate the truth, unless the lives of millions are at stake.  Then I don't want to know till it's over.  If you manipulate the truth, which IS lying, no matter what the government tells themselves, you have the possibility of losing the trust of those who gave you the job, if they find out.\n\nIf you lead a country well, and have the trust of the nation, if you make a mistake, you need to own up to it.  If it was a well-intended mistake, the people might forgive you (either immediately or over time), or they may choose to remove you.  On the other hand, if you lie to the people, and you get caught, chances are you'll get punished.\n\nNot only would you get punished, and loose any trust you've gained from the people, but you may cause a ripple effect in which the people generally become distrustful of their current elected government.  This can span from a party loosing an election, to a drop of active voters, all the way to a government overthrow.  When you're in such a powerful condition, anything you do can cause a ripple effect.\n\nAnd of course, in my use of the directional word "you", I would be referring to any President or Congressman, or any other elected official who finds themselves in this predicament.