The government is supposed to take care of us right?

Where did this idea come from that the government is responsible for my personal satisfaction in life? Where did this idea come from that the government is supposed to provide me with my health care or my inalienable rights?

The last I checked, the government's responsibility is to stay the hell out of the way and let me live MY life. The government is responsible for ensuring that the economic environment is suitable for me to pursue my own ventures, businesses, and opportunities to be successful. I'm supposed to have the freedom to be as successful as I choose to be without limitations from the government on my income. The government is there to make sure my life isn't being over-regulated and overburdened making it impossible to be successful or taxed at such a rate that being successful, growing a business, and creating jobs simply isn't worth it. Or, even worse, the economic environment is better outside of this country so I take my entire business elsewhere. The government is there to make sure my rights are not infringed upon. The government is responsible for maintaining the sanctity and security of this great nation.

It's my job to handle my health care needs. I don't need the government robbing me of my wages to provide me with something I am more than capable of providing myself. Medicare, Social Security, socialized healthcare, you name it. I can take care of myself.

It's my job to provide my own personal protection and there is a key word coming up here, watch for it, SELF-defense. It's my own personal responsibility. It's my responsibility to live my life, keep my liberty, and pursue my own happiness. The government is not in place to give me my rights or to hand out benefits. It's the government's job to make sure nothing violates or infringes on those inalienable rights.

I'm tired of people looking to the government for things they need. We are a more than capable people, we are determined, we are strong-willed. We have everything we need to build and create what we want and need. Obama and Clinton are dropping the word change more than seagulls drop crap on the beach. I suggest that if we want change, we start looking at ourselves and make the necessary changes as individuals first. After we stop being so dependent on the government to take care of us and hold our hands, we'll truly have the ability to see what must change at the local, state, and federal levels of government.