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Edited by SuperJohnJohn: 4/19/2019 9:30:07 PM
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Should the Government Step in and Solve More of Your Problems?

Yes

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No.

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Guiding Questions: What is the obligation of government. Should it be an actor in society, or just provide structure? Is government intervention in non-legal issues a good thing or no? should the government be in the business of legislating morality? Please discuss below

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  • You’re obviously going to trigger some people who don’t want the government to tighten gun laws, or have an opinion on universal healthcare or free college for the masses. But for everyone who says “no”, let’s not be dramatic. If it weren’t for government being involved in your life (federal, state, local or municipal) you would probably be uneducated, diseased, and drinking dirty water. Your employer would be able to work you 24 hours straight and fire you if you refused. Ever heard of that federal agency called the Corp of Engineers, you know the one that builds a lot of the dams where get your electricity, water treatment plants that provide you drinking water, levies and bridges? Postal service, Medicaid and Medicare, peace Corp, veterans affairs, immigration, agriculture, defense, immigration, energy, etc etc. As far as legislating morality, one thing that has made this country great is the fact that our government has laws in place to protect it’s citizens rights and freedoms (different from morals and religion). So no, government should not tell you what is moral, because we are all different backgrounds and religions. The state should have no say so on if you go to church every Sunday, if you get an abortion, who you mary, but you do have the right to education, a fair trial, and to not have others impinge upon your civil liberties. There is some overlap when it comes to moral rights and civil rights, like murder, theft, etc. but for the most part a person can own an arsenal of guns, vote for Trump, sleep with a bible under their pillow, and the person across the road can burn the American flag, worship the devil, and have swinger parties and both people are within their right to do these things. They may not agree with each other morally, but that’s not what government is for. Government is there to make sure person A can’t go to person B and demand that they stop.

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