Since the days of Johnson's "Great Society", Americans have sought things from government that traditionally was not the job of government. Johnson turned the New Deal, which was designed to be a solution to temporary hardship, into a permanent way of life. Thus, the days of dependency on government were turned into the days of overdependency.
That same overdependence exists today and is one of our downfalls.
Well said. I feel, though, that the groundwork for acceptance of the Great Society was laid during the "New Deal" of Roosevelt. But I have always wondered what it was about the New Deal that was the turning point. Did the suffering of the Depression really change peoples attitudes? Or was it the seduction of programs like WPA, Fair Employment and Social Security that made the difference? I guess my point is, "Was the change in attitudes a 'natural' progression or did Roosevelt 'engineer' greater government intrusion?"
I do blame the elected officials. Someone needs to stand up and tell people that they can't do it because it's not constitutional!
But that goes against human nature and politicians are people too. =;^)
In out current political climate, politicians that take a stand for the constitution get voted out of office (or never get elected). I don't know what your occupation is but I would bet that you won't do too many things that will put your job in jeopardy. The job of a politician is to make the constituents happy; otherwise they get fired. What needs to happen, and I agree with this, is the voters need to vote out those politicians that DO NOT uphold the constitution (but do you really think that will happen anytime soon?).
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