The government does a good job with the military, space program, public works. BUT when it comes to social programs, they screw everything up. Welfare for people who don't need or diserve it, Social Security created a surplus, so they raided it and now it constantly needs more money. People need and want choices, not someone telling them what to do, and what they can and can't do, etc. Social programs either need to be ran locally or no higher that the state. Feds should stay out of it. They are only supposed to "regulate" commerce between states, not within a state. Health care is and should be commerce. We need to be allowed to buy a cheaper policy from another state. We need tort reform to limit lawsuits against doctors and hospitals so their mal-practice insurance isn't so high. We need to allow registered nurses to prescribe antibiotics with simple accidents and injuries, like a bad cut, or for colds and flu. Simple things to keep down costs. I read somewhere that 20% of all research money went to AIDS research. This only affects about 1% of the people. It can be quarantined, like any preventable disease. It should have been to start with. Any non-curable but easily spread disease should be quarantined until it runs its course. There are also a lot of self inflicted problems, obesity, smoking, excessive drinking, drug use. Why should my taxes pay for someones bad choices. They should either suffer the consequences or buy their own insurance. Families used to take care of themselves and help other family members in need, then the church, if they were a member, helped, then the local community. Now everyone wants a handout from Uncle Sam. Even big business and banks, Enough is enough.
