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Originally Posted by Dolly
In my personal view, I think you can never be sure. Many countries have risen and fallen in the fray of power, and in turn, many governments change.
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Personally, I think the American government could do so much more for the people than they already do. Look at how big of a paycheck the politicians get who knows how often. One of the current presidential candidates flat out said that he doesn't remember how many houses he has (he has 17 houses by the way). If those already in power get more power than they can handle, who knows what they could do. Some of them could go crazy and try to take over everything. Power in the hands of an individual can be dangerous, power in the hands of a group can be accepted by society. If you look at today's government in America though, you see most of the power in the hands of the President, and hardly any in the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Originally Posted by Dolly
I consider myself a patriotic citizen of the States, the latter of which has become one of the strongest countries in the world in a surprisingly short time. But the thing is, America is still a very young country, not even half a century old. Anything can happen in the future, and it's up to the citizens in our democracy to fix it.
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Dolly, I agree with you on the fact that America is still a young country. However, just because we're young doesn't give us the privilage of doing some of the things we're doing. It doesn't give our government the right to increase the taxes on the common people, when half of those people can barely afford to pay the taxes they already have to pay. People in this country are already struggling enough because of the war in Iraq and the rising prices on everything. This government needs to stop what it's doing, sit down, and seriously look at what their petty struggles of power are doing to the common people in this country.