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Anonymous Coward User ID: 729238 United States 08/02/2009 01:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years..... I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years. This is so I can compile a list and share with all the naysayers against our wonderful government....Any ideas....? Please help me compile this list.. You're aren't limited to just one, send them all.....:) Quoting: Eyes Wide OpenWhy should the people rely on the government? Sigh... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 738539 United States 08/02/2009 01:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years..... I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years. This is so I can compile a list and share with all the naysayers against our wonderful government....Any ideas....? Please help me compile this list.. You're aren't limited to just one, send them all.....:) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 729238Why should the people rely on the government? Sigh... Well, since they're robbing us blind and have voided our Constitution, you would think that by sheer accident something good would be done by them.....not so.... except for Dick Cheney shooting a lawyer....:) |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 675077 United States 08/02/2009 02:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years..... Bait tasty - hook in mouth - OK type... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 568763What has the US done 1969-2009 to benefit the U.S. Petro Dollar Hegemony - taxing 6 Billion to enrich 300 million – strong dollar politics Peace in the homeland (with minor distractions) Social Advances – race relations – women’s rights Healthcare – An amazing system that enriched corporate R&D enough to add 10 years to our lifespan (66 to 76) – {including a surgeon general who took on big tobacco etc} The most powerful military on the planet (allowing Petro Dollar Hegemony and peace in the homeland) Space exploration - Apollo to Hubble - {with many open issues from censorship to fraud} ************* Too bad we went bankrupt doing it. This is an interesting veiwpoint. Not sure if I agree but interesting. THANKS for the thread op! |
melb0086 User ID: 786885 United States 10/05/2009 11:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years..... Good Things The Government Does: National Parks, State Parks, Space Program, Military, Coast Guard, Highway System, Police, Fire Fighters, Laws, Regulations over companies that would otherwise take advantage of the individual, Regulation of food safety, Regulation of drug safety, Building codes so that our houses and other buildings are safe, Historical Preservation so that our culture is preserved, Schools, Colleges, Jobs to run each govt program, A COLLECTIVE VOICE SO THAT WE AS A NATION CAN STAND UP FOR OURSELVES AND OUR RIGHTS, oh yeah guess who makes sure our rights are respected?....THE GOVERNMENT! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 835139 United States 12/06/2009 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years..... The interstate highway system. It's the one thing I can think of that would have probably not happened with just the states doing, and it benefits the entire country (trade, transportation, commerce, flow of goods across the country). |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 2422491 United States 01/20/2013 01:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: I'm trying to make a list of all the good things our government has done for the American People in the last forty years..... It seems for the last 50 years or so our government has been used to undermine any kind of general social contract, pretty much the exact opposite of what you'd expect a popular government to do. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 548848 Oddly enough the same time they opened immigration full bore, yet its still "whiteys" fault some how. Oh well guess somethings shall never make sense. |
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