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[MrMeter]

Goverment control of society's basic functions that is... Because, there's still the matter of current US government control. Since the Bush administration took to the office, US citizens have been subjected to laws that further limit privacy in the US. The term 'freedom' ussually seems to apply to business.

[MrMeter]

Ironically, in the last few decades corporations have increasingly been found guilty of simular crimes. Crimes that exist through the uncontrolled amount of freedom given to corporations and through the mondial market. Increased government control could actually help to prevent these acts.

[MrMeter]

As for government control, I think fear off government oppression is easy to justify. However, brutalities like those committed by communist regimes, aren't limited to governments. Before we had oppressive governments we had oppressive religion and before that oppressive monarchies. Crimes against humanity are a result of uncontrolled power, not government control. Truth of this can be found in known succesfull forms of government.

[MrMeter]

I get your point. However, the oil-trade is per definition profitable to the US, because the dollar is the standard valuta for oil. Whoever buys oil, has to buy dollars first. Then there's peak-oil... Regional control of the middle east is vital to secure future supplies and the US is still one of the biggest oil consumers in the world. Ever wondered why Isreal is sacred to the US government? Well, there's your answer...

[smart12day]

Funny you should put it that way More wars have been fought by us because of that. Don't you guys get it? Iraq's oil goes to Europe not here. And we spend more than anyone's country to help the less fortunate and those in need. Yet we are called the great satan, maybe we should spend more at home and let everyone-else pick up the slack. I for one am tired of it.

[smart12day]

Which is why I don't want mandatory health insurance like we have for auto insurance. They would stick it to us like you couldn't believe. B.O.H.I.C.A. would be their slogan..... Bend over here it comes again.

[smart12day]

From a perspective of a United States citizen we have seen what happens in Europe when a political party or personality gains control of a country and it scares the hell out of us. Napoleon,Mussolini,Stalin,Hitl­er,I think that I personally would like even less interference than we have now. At-least when it comes to personal freedoms.

[MrMeter]

It's the exact opposite of what you'd find in a liberal or social democratic nation, where people there's a strong tendancy to shield the weak. It's though to explain if you haven't experienced the differences first hand, but I'm positive that there are little real obstacles in solving these problems, other then a lack of commitment.

[MrMeter]

However we all know that a corporation doesn't take interest in social issues. It only takes interest in it's profits. As a result, there is a tendency to ignore such problems. After all, the rich and succesfull won't suffer under a privatized health care sector, the poor on the other hand will.

[MrMeter]

However as a European I'd like to offer some outsider's perspective into these problems. I'd have to say that the reason why these problems aren't being solved, is more because of American culture and tradition then a lack of means. We all know that America values hard work, competitive drive and above all...freedom. But this urge to keep America "free" often translates into a minimum of goverment control, which in term manifests in massive privatization.