Contradictory Views on the Role of Government

[babylonsister]

All this tells me is that so many people are just flat out uninformed or willfully ignorant.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/10/10/contradictory_views_on_the_role_of_government.html


October 10, 2010

Contradictory Views on the Role of Government


A new Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard poll shows that most Americans "who say they want more limited government also call Social Security and Medicare 'very important.' They want Washington to be involved in schools and to help reduce poverty. Nearly half want the government to maintain a role in regulating health care."

"The study suggests that come January, politicians in both parties will confront a challenging and sometimes contradictory reality about what Americans really think about their government. Although Republicans, and many Democrats, have tried to demonize Washington, they must contend with the fact that most major government programs remain enormously popular, including some that politicians have singled out for stiff criticism"

[lamp_shade]

1. "Willfully ignorant" gets my vote.

:hi:

[babylonsister]

2. Hi! Mine, too. It IS maddening.

:pals:

[Dr Morbius]

3. I think it's neither.

We've become a nation where thinking is regarded as work, and work is regarded as a bad thing.

Americans, alas, don't WANT to think. Effort is for those who aren't smart enough to avoid it, too many of us believe.