Why, America?

Want to know why guys like Obama get elected? Because people vote for the guy who will give them the most money. Our country is doomed, unless people vote for the guy who says "No I'm not going to give you money. I'm going to take away your welfare, and your social security, and your medicare, and your education grants, and everything else, and I'm going to make government about enforcing the law and protecting the citizens of the country from enemies." Because we don't have money. We borrow money. We print money. Think about it. If you are getting money from the government, but complain about the debt crisis, are you willing to give up whatever money the government is giving you to have a stable country? Or are you like the rest of the leeches in this country?

Am I saying I want higher taxes? Certainly not! But the reason taxes are on the rise is precisely because of all the other junk the government gives to people.

Along those lines: have you listened to the debates? The arguments seem to fall on the lines of: "This is what I give you..." and "This is what I won't take from you..."

My point is: democracy is a failed system when you no longer have a populace that actually cares about the greater good. Any system of government fails when those who make the decisions are not concerned with the greater good. In America, that extends to the people who vote, because they vote for their own short-term good, not the greater good. In a monarchy, it only takes one selfish sinner to mess the system up. In America, it takes a nation full of selfish sinners to mess the system up. Guess what: all government systems are fatally flawed -- they all have selfish sinners.

The only form of government that isn't flawed is a benevolent dictatorship with a perfect dictator... Only God can satisfy that position.

At least the American system was built with checks and balances. The problem is that the checks and balances have been bribed -- the congress is getting paid by the government, the supreme court is full of people who like the government, and the people are getting paid by the government.