So people actually TRUST the government with their HEALTH?!?, page 3

It seems no one answered your questions on what the government has done for people to trust on it. I am going to play devil's advocate and show a link to a small list of things the government did that benefited us (the people). I know this is heresy in a conspiracy website but even a country that has so much corruption like this one should get credit when it is deserved:

"A dear friend of mine left a challenge in a comment. Here ’tis:

Other than the military, can you name 10 things that the government has done really well, better than the private sector?

It’s an important question, for skepticism toward all government (rather than reform of bad government) is not only common, but at the root of a couple of major political outlooks. And because it’s important, it seemed worth a post of its own.

Here’s my quick response. Maybe you can do better:

You betcha. Off the top of my head, I’ll give you twenty, most of which are under-funded for the work they do:

1. The FAA. Crashes are a rarity here, thanks to equipment safety tests and massively successful air flight controlling.
2. Medicaid: private sector insurance companies make money by ditching their customers when they get very sick. Medicaid picks up the castoffs.
3. Social Security: What if Mr. Bush had succeeded in privatizing SS before the markets crashed? Can you imagine how many old people would be working at WalMart, since their SS would have been cut in half? And did you know that before SS, thousands of older Americans simply starved to death?
4. SCHIP: Healthcare insurance for children who would not otherwise have it – enormously preventive of school absence, long-term illness, loss of physical and mental development"

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anyway, among other things, we are more secure from crime than in other countries; yes it is true that crime rate is high in the U.S., but at least we don't have to worry about genocides, daily explosions in malls and buildings, and a war breaking out in american soil anytime soon.

Second, we can speak ill of the government daily if we want, we can call ourselves communists, socialists, even fascists if we want, even if the majority of people will look at us with contempt. We can even start protests and let our voice be heard (if this actually works is a whole other issue). In other countries saying whatever you like can cost you your life.

Next, even if there is an increase in unemployment and homelessness, we are never really short of food. There is always enough to eat, even if we have no place to live, we can at least be sure to find some place that offers something to eat for free or at a low prize. This is most likely as a result of the U.S. being the highest producer of food in the world (which explains why the world views America as fat).

Last point I will make, we in the U.S. live relatively well compared to other countries. Unfortunately this comes at the expense of third-world countries, which are constantly raped for their natural resources (think of oil, companies that go to other nations for cheap labor, etc.)

Does this means I trust the government? NO. I never trust any government, for I view the good and bad done by a country. However, due to the reasons above, it really makes one understand why so many people apparently trust the government- they prefer higher security than extreme freedom. We still have some degree of freedom, but some of our liberties have been limited and restricted as a trade-off for higher security (whether this extra sense of security is a result of the government actually caring for the populace or just a way for the government to keep the populace appeased to gain more control is a whole other completely different issue).