What's the governments biggest mistake?

Answer 1

I don't think it's possible to truly know that, without knowing about everything the government has been or is involved in, which would probably threaten "national security" and, more importantly to them, cost some politicians their jobs, and possibly their freedom, if all was revealed to us.

Answer 2

In not doing all that it can to make the world a better place.

Sounds naive - but it is true.

The single one thing that would make the most difference on this planet would be to do all that it could to provide free schooling for all humanity. Food aid, health relief and the like is important but it only deals with the "now". An educated person is equipped to provide for themselves and their family, make sound choices on government, health, the economy and the environment. In less than a generation the world could be changed and such change is irreversible. Sadly, modern day tribalism in the form of racism and national governments do not wish to either share the wealth of the world nor do they wish to see others become more capable of "competing". The lessons are there however that the better informed, the more capable of meeting on level ground, only then do ALL benefit. A poor example (which I'm sure racists will decry) lis to look at the effect of slavery in the US. The "productivity" of an uneducated unrepresented community of enslaved people versus the contributions of their descendents today. The US - bad and good (and I'm a Canadian) is still a model (imperfect - but good) of what an educated society can achieve.

We must invest in breaking the chain of ignorance once and for all. Educated people can better themselves because they can exploit their own potential and are more aware of the choices they can make - in all things.

Answer 3

All time: The government's biggest errors were to allow slavery to be legal (before the Civil War in the South, of course) and to have not done more to stop racist "separate but equal" laws.

Current Administration: The current government's biggest error was to give tax cuts to the wealthy despite the fact that the precedents (Reagan years, Bush Senior Years) show that these tax cuts never benefit the government in the long term due to the huge deficits they produce.

Answer 4

The government's biggest mistake is forgetting that they are supposed to work for US. Instead they only see how much corporate money they can stuff in their pockets and don't give a damn about the lack of health care, security, and funding for education or making this country a great place for ALL its citizens and not just the wealthy.

Answer 5

Too many to list. I think our biggest mistake is letting the government get too big. It has become such a maze of political bureaucracy run by special interest lobbies. Their is no common sense any more only political correctness and miss management of our hard earned tax dollars. If our government were to be put in charge of the Sahara Desert it would run out of sand in 5 years lol.

Answer 6

Taking effort and stressing efficience onto law and prescription, given they are to be served and risponded upon. Veto is a perpendicullar measure to refrain development, and some laws passed are of no interest or little advise on businesses and companies especially those about transport and coffee regulations. It is said liberties are defended, yet most care enough for them as to want help not. It is broadly explained some want things from government, yet most want it to diminish efforts on capitalism and burocracy, this happens not. Biggest mistake if any of government is to forgive citizens for paying fewer taxes, that is called prevaricate. Bye.

Answer 7

Seriously - making it too darn hard to change the constitution.

This country needs an enema -

Lobbying, outrageously costly Campaigns, Congress of debt and pork barrel legislation, Executive branch stuck in overdrive with no-brains at the wheel.

Time for a new constitutional convention. 200 years with only 27 changes of no real consequence (except a few in the Bill of Rights). Back to Annapolis - who wants to be a new founding father. Any takers???

Answer 8

The War Powers Act.

Answer 9

Making up all the stories about weapons of mass destruction. The war in Iraq started with the American government lying to not only its citizens but to the rest of the world.

Answer 10

there are so many to choose from...several of the previous answers list an assortment of them... I would count among the worst mistakes the way they responded to 911 and the failure of our air defense to be able to stop the second plane... there is no rational excuse for letting the second plane hit the building...by then they knew what was happening...the air traffic control should have allerted NORAD or our air force as soon as the first planes diverged from their original flight paths...I haven't seen much about why we didn't react faster to the attack

Answer 11

Though with the best of intentions, and designed for a generation with integrity... THE SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM. It serves a purpose but has got out of hand and has destroyed the work ethic of this country and too many people think it is their God given right to get money for nothing,.
WORKFARE (like FDR had, is needed), even if the governemnt has to pay for things like insurance and child care, the rewards come with time... to us all

Of course their are exceptions, but we have all seen it. We have seen or know cases of abuse. Would you like your kids to get a free college education???? It really would be a possibility if we fixed the system. I did like Clintons Job corps, was a good idea, but why is it not so popular....God forbid people work for what they get.