6. Dependency on Government Largesse

Today we face a dependency on government largesse for almost every need. Our liberties are restricted and government operates outside the rule of law, protecting and rewarding those who buy or coerce government into satisfying their demands. Here are a few examples:

•Undeclared wars are commonplace.

•Debt is growing exponentially.

•Welfare for the rich and poor is considered an entitlement.

•Bailouts and guarantees for all kinds of misbehavior are routine.

•Supporters of sanctions, currency manipulation, and WTO trade retaliation, call the true free traders “isolationists.”

•Sanctions are used to punish countries that don’t follow our orders.

•Tragically our government engages in preemptive war, otherwise known as aggression, with no complaints from the American people.

•Central economic planning through monetary policy, regulations, and legislative mandates has been an acceptable policy.

•The economy is overregulated, overtaxed, and grossly distorted by a deeply flawed monetary system.

•It’s now the law of the land that the military can arrest American citizens, hold them indefinitely, without charges or a trial.

•Rampant hostility toward free trade is supported by a large number in Washington.

•The drone warfare we are pursuing worldwide is destined to end badly for the U.S. as the hatred builds for innocent lives lost and the international laws flaunted. Once we are financially weakened and militarily challenged, there will be a lot of resentment thrown our way.

•The Patriot Act and FISA legislation passed without much debate have resulted in a steady erosion of our 4^th Amendment rights.