What is the the US government's responsibility to YOU?
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The government has the duty to produce daisy cutters, fighter planes, M-16's and Soldiers to keep terrorists out of my way so that I can continue to practice capitalism and spread my imperialist views to the corners of the galaxy.
495827
It would help if you told us which Government.
253637
It should be part of the future of American politics. Personal responsibility is a value that far to many of us are lacking, especially politicians.
544944
the question is why is it that the US can do anything while the others need to have their permission beforehand...
18932
The state should have as little involvement in our lives as possible. The only purpose of the government (or the state) is to protect our rights, not interfere with them.
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I seem to remember reading that the early American colonists didn't much like the principle of taxation without representation. \n\nThe US role as "the world police" is purely self appointed and purely in the interests of protecting the American Empire, which has at it's heart the protection of the American economy and globalisation.\n\nIf you bother reading a slight amount of world history, you will see that the US used to complain about us Brits doing exactly the thing.
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The "government" is nothing more that you and me and all of our neighbours.  The "government" has no obligation to achieve any specific social outcomes. Voters may elect representatives whose objective it is to pursue social engineering, but that does mean that it is the government's obligation.\n\nPersonally, I think the government's primary obligation is the safety and security of the citizens and to create a climate and atmosphere in which liberty prevails so that each person can work towards achieving their own vision of the good life.
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Ya, what dragonfly said!\n\nBut this might be a legitimate question.  The Federal Govt's main job is to protect us.  That's where a lot of tax money goes - national security and defense.  They also protect us by doing things like inspecting meat to make sure its safe, regulating medicine for the same reason, and stopping illegal aliens.  Besides that, they pay a lot of money towards education, roads, things that state and local govt are mostly responsible for, the fed govt gives them money.
94573
I guess you refer to the USA president and its government. This is a good question... but it should yet have been asked and resolved years ago!! Poor USA.
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Liberty.  Because that's the whole foundation of our society.  If you have liberty, you have the ability to provide your own security.  If you rely on the state for security, what do you do when they fail?
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Simple answer:\n\nWith freedom comes responsibility.
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Why would you look to the government to GIVE you anythng?
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The U. S. Government.
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The government is over the administration.  We have our national, state and city government.  We vote those to govern and in turn those we vote in, oversee the administrative part.
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We would first need to know how YOU view the U.S.
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No. I'm responsible for myself.
189761
no!!!!what ever happened to personal responsibility.we rely on the government for too much.\nif they took less of our money we would have an easier time taking care of ourselves.\none more thing.why is it that the people that contribute the least get the most.