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Originally Posted by Mantus
I argue that the US government is broken and I don't see any possibility of things getting better.
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I am aware of the controversy involving verification of the quote below to Alexander Tyler, but I think it is applicable to the circumstance in the US and is responsive to the question presented in this thread.
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"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the canidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy--to be followed by a dictatorship."
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Alexander Fraser Tytler Quotes
Obama and Democrats play into more and more unsustainable populist promises. There are growing numbers who are becoming vocal and active against the phenomenon outlined by Tyler, specifically those in the Tea Party movement. I think 2012 (kinda ironic with the Myan calendar, 2012, prediction being the end of the world), will tell the tale of the future of this country. If Obama's false populist message prevails, the US has no real future. If the Tea Party, taxed enough already, message prevails I expect another few hundred years before the question confronts the nation a second time.