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Originally Posted by thinkxingu
Gee, I dunno fellas, but I sure do like clean water, public education, social security and Medicare, the national parks, and, well, a whole lot of what the government has provided, including the freedom to write this post right here while relaxing peacefully in my safe bed just a couple nice streets from the fire station.
Is government in the USA perfect? No. It never was and never will be because it's run by humans. But it's still pretty damn good.
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You know, I generally agree with your sentiment here, but with a very important distinction. First, the government doesn't "provide" the freedom to express yourself via a post or any other manner, that is right granted by the "Creator" which the government is charged to protect and not impede. Second, the government does not "provide" infrastructure or programs, taxpayers do, the government administers those functions, usually not very efficiently.