What grade would you give our government on the following subjects?

Question

Balancing the deficit?

Lowering taxes on average citizens without raising future debt?

Preserving social security and medicare?

Stemming the rise of health care costs?

Spreading democracy to Iraq?

Arresting Osama bin Laden?

Keeping the America people informed accurately?

Protecting our constitutional rights?

Decreasing the size of government?

Spreading democracy within the US?

Reducing hate crimes?

Improving our readiness to respond to emergencies, such as 9/11 and Katrina?

Proper usage of guns on a firing range?

Advancing medical technology through federal funding?

Promoting math and science in our schools to compete with other nations?

Making aviation safer in the past 5 years?

Reducing poverty and narrowing the gap between wealthy and poor?

Fighting for workers rights?

Protecting the environment?

Reducing the cost of oil and/or bringing forth alternative energies?

Bring moral values to the American people?

Reducing corruption in politics?

President?
Congress?

Sorry World! The US Government. But feel free to grade us anyway, if you happen to have an opinion on how we're running the show over here.

Well, some of you keep telling me in other threads how much we've accomplished recently! So, uhmmm....go ahead, lay out your grades by category!

Daydoom, no really, A+ for EVERYTHING? Now c'mon, I can think of at least 1 or 2 items that clearly need some imporvement. B+ tops...

Answer 1

I see nothing on there that rates better than an F. However, to be kind and fair, I'll give all but the last two a D-. The last two get an F-, particularly the President part. Since January, 2001, the government hasn't accomplished a damn thing that will help the common man. In addition, the government has neglected needed services for those who need them - except of course unless they're wealthy (Trent Lott gets government assistance to rebuild his home which was destroyed in Katrina while there are thousands of people who would just love to be able to move into one of those FEMA trailers). And so it goes with the Bush administration.

Answer 2

Balancing the deficit? B Well if you take what it is owed to the US - US spending it comes up with very little deficit

Lowering taxes on average citizens without raising future debt?
A+ I've done pretty good, big tax rebates every year so far

Preserving social security and medicare? C+ at least they tried to do something instead of just talk about it.

Stemming the rise of health care costs? C-, my health care has gone down but see many that have difficulties

Spreading democracy to Iraq? C, it will come, but in our instant gratification society, they expect it to be as quick as a microwave dinner grow up people

Arresting Osama bin Laden? D, at least it wasn't in our airspace and let go

Keeping the America people informed accurately? B, of course the information is out there, just the lazy folks don't look for it

Protecting our constitutional rights? C, current govt is to much like the liberals in dicating what's good for us

Decreasing the size of government? F, what the heck happened to the Repubs?

Spreading democracy within the US? C, still have the right to vote but our rights keep being limited

Reducing hate crimes? A, all crimes are hate crimes, stupid concept

Improving our readiness to respond to emergencies, such as 9/11 and Katrina? B, shouldn't have faith in corrupt sate goverments (GA), good job on 9/11

Proper usage of guns on a firing range? B, well some folks need more practice

Advancing medical technology through federal funding? C, should have allowed stem cell research but face it private industries seem more motivated to get it done right

Promoting math and science in our schools to compete with other nations? A, not the governements fault, we don't disipline or encourage our own children

Making aviation safer in the past 5 years? A

Reducing poverty and narrowing the gap between wealthy and poor? B, you want it go get don't expect it handed to you

Fighting for workers rights? B, show says you have a constitutional right to work

Protecting the environment? C

Reducing the cost of oil and/or bringing forth alternative energies? B, the ideas are out there, we are just to spoiled to want to spend the money, solar homes cost more but people rather have a dang SUV

Bring moral values to the American people? C, but then the attack against all relgions but Muslim sort of warps what one means by values. Only values that the liberals think we should have?

Reducing corruption in politics? LOLOLOLOLOL Never happen

President? B, best he can with what he has
Congress? D, dang thing turned into who can talk louder and compalin more

Answer 3

Balancing the deficit?
C-

Lowering taxes on average citizens without raising future debt? C-

Preserving social security and medicare?
C

Stemming the rise of health care costs?
N/A (This is not the government's job.)

Spreading democracy to Iraq?
C+

Arresting Osama bin Laden?
C-

Keeping the America people informed accurately?
N/A (Also not the government's job.)

Protecting our constitutional rights? B-

Decreasing the size of government? C

Spreading democracy within the US?
N/A (If we can debate this, then this question is moot.)

Reducing hate crimes?
N/A (Hate crimes are psychological, and therefore a community's problem. Not the government's.)

Improving our readiness to respond to emergencies, such as 9/11 and Katrina?
B

Proper usage of guns on a firing range?
N/A (I am not even going to start to answer this one.)

Advancing medical technology through federal funding?
N/A (Again, not the government's job.)

Promoting math and science in our schools to compete with other nations?
N/A (Yet again! Why are we grading the Fed for the Local's sins?)

Making aviation safer in the past 5 years?
B (Still safer than cars, baby!)

Reducing poverty and narrowing the gap between wealthy and poor?
N/A (Not the government's job to make sure I hit the motherload of wealth. That's MY job.)

Fighting for workers rights? (It has been a crapload of time since the government of any President/Congress did anything to help the people. Perhaps we should disband Trade Unions?)

Protecting the environment? C

Reducing the cost of oil and/or bringing forth alternative energies?
(Not the government's job, really. Though BMW will market a hydrogen powered car in the US, shortly.)

Bring moral values to the American people?
N/A (Not the Fed's job)

Reducing corruption in politics?
F

President?
C

Congress?
F

Answer 4

balancing deficit - there is plenty of money now just need to manage the way they spend it> revenue is not the issue it is the spending > this answers questions 1 and 2. Even the GAO states the real risk to our deficit is the spending.

Preserving Social Security and Medicare - do you see the democrats actually working on this? republicans tried but couldn't get enough votes to pass

The rise in healthcare benefits - perhaps the real question is tort reform to stem the high costs doctors pass on to consumer topay for their malpractice insurance.

Iraq has democracy - didn't you notice all the blue fingers? It is the insurgents from Iran and Syria that are fighting democracy in the middle east

Arresting Bin Laden - know this shows what is wrong with your thinking. We don't want him arrested we want him dead. But since he is really huddled in some cave some where ineffective except for an occasional video. Haven't seen a new video lately because the latest news is that he died. Didn't you see that? Been waiting for a recent video sent out by him to prove otherwise. Nope..

Keeping American People Informed - by informed do you mean leaking highly classifed information so that all the world knows what we are planning. That is like the football coach hand his plays to his opponent and saying let the best man win.

Constitutional rights - I have not lost one single constitutional right - however, in WWII many laws were passed in order to WIN the war and we got them all back after we won. We have checks and balances in our governmental system that keep the powers in check.

Decreasing the size of government - big failure. but that would be taking the socialist's power away and that is not going to happen any time soon.

Spreading democracy within the US - ?? That would only happen if we totally got rid of the democrats - they are the socialist side of the government.

Reducing Hate Crimes - this is a local government issue not a federal government issue. But more hate crimes are perpetrated on those of Jewish decent than any other race....bet you didn't know that one...

Improving response time, i.e. Katrina - once again this is a local government issue. If you look at the other regions MS, AL they were managed by Repulican's at the state and local level, they didn't have the issues of New Orleans. Texas has a disaster recovery plan that was copied by Oklahoma and surrounding states that would have benefited Louisiana to model after, but they didn't...

Proper usage of guns on a firing range - once again a local issue and should be governed on a state by state basis. what is your point of reference, which state? As far as Texas, Oklahoma, California etc. These states regulate this issue well.

Advancing medical technology through federal funding - considering that every invention or innovative breakthrough has come through private funding, research or capitalisim why would i want the government involved in medical technology? Have you been to the DMV? Internal Revenue office? Social Security office? Have you seen how they function? Piss *** poor.

Promoting math and science in our schools to compete with other nations - So long as you have the unions involved in education you will have mediocrity. privatizing school allows for competition, competition breeds excellence. Throwing money at the issue will not solve it just creates more corruption.

Making aviation safer in the past 5 years? what is your baseline? There are far more accidents on the road than in air. We haven't had a hyjacking?

Reducing poverty and narrowing the gap between wealthy and poor - once again big brother mentality - as a handout does not encourage betterment. Teach a man to fish versus giving him a fish.. etc. This class warfare mentatility reallly doesn't accomplish much, because if someone gave you a million, you'd take it. And, this country is the only country that you can actually have a chance at working your way out of poverty.

Fighting for workers rights - once again this is a local governmental issue not this depends on the individual city or state you live in.. mine is very good at this.. so much so they have crippled the economy and made it so difficult to have a company here they are leaving this state and going elsewhere. now there are less jobs here ..gee see how that works?

Protecting the environment - see above.. same.. jobs now gone state has done such a good job..

reducing the cost of oil and or bringing alternative energies - gee you really are a socialist aren't you? this is not the government's responsibility. Supply and demand takes care of costs it's economic theory. alternative energies... once again it is best if the capitalism is allowed to operate and necessity becomes the mother of invention or innovation.

bring moral values to the american people - that would require taking away peoples freedoms - can't legislate morality - it is a heart thing -

Reducing corruption in politics - absolute power corrupts absolutely - perhaps term limits? not gonna happen without a revolution

President - considering what has been thrown at him - figure he's better than Gore or Kerry - took the lesser of the evils here

Congress - this is the real problem. career politicians have been in office way too long - term limits.. needed badly..

Answer 5

Balancing the deficit? F-

Lowering taxes on average citizens without raising future debt?F-

Preserving social security and medicare?F-

Stemming the rise of health care costs?F-

Spreading democracy to Iraq?F-

Arresting Osama bin Laden?F-

Keeping the America people informed accurately?F-

Protecting our constitutional rights?F-

Decreasing the size of government?F-

Spreading democracy within the US?F-

Reducing hate crimes?F-

Improving our readiness to respond to emergencies, such as 9/11 and Katrina?F-

Proper usage of guns on a firing range?F-

Advancing medical technology through federal funding?F-

Promoting math and science in our schools to compete with other nations?F-

Making aviation safer in the past 5 years?F-

Reducing poverty and narrowing the gap between wealthy and poor?F-

Fighting for workers rights?F-

Protecting the environment?F-

Reducing the cost of oil and/or bringing forth alternative energies? F-

Bring moral values to the American people?F-

Reducing corruption in politics?F-

President?F-
Congress?F-
I think I answered them all.

Answer 6

I would give a grade of F- for everything.
There needs to be a complete turn around in every aspect to the way issues are handled in the US.
There needs to be democracy in USA. The USA is just a haven for big business and the super rich. The USA is not a democracy.
A democracy is for the people. The USA Politicians work for big business. The politicians are really appointed by big business. The election process is a scam. look at what happened in Florida and bush. the propositions have hidden agendas that bring laws that protect the big business. Bolivia is a democracy. the USA does not like it because it nationalizes everything and hurts big US business. but it is what the local indigenous people want.
just as an example on the abortion issue. there should be an election. Yes for abortion and no for no abortion. end of discussion. what ever the majority want, that is what happens.
we vote on the war in Iraq. let the people decide. not what is good for big business.

Answer 7

D's and F's for the most part. There are a few that the gov shouldn't be doing anyway (safe gun handling, fed funding of medical stuff, reducing the cost of oil-- they can't, they shouldn't be bringing moral values to american people either)

Aviation is safer overall-- so B

Answer 8

Grade A ....for deployment of troops and equipment faster than a speeding bullet.
Grade F... for everything else on you list.

Don't forget to vote all the bums out come next election. It's your only hope.

Answer 9

I was really gonna answer this then i just realized you were another disgruntled liberal. Our government isnt doing enough of anything, i agree, but with gridlock and deadlock it is hard for anyone to get anything done.

Answer 10

According to the constitution most of those are not the federal governments responsibility (Executive Branch). The Major responsibility is to protect it's citizens! And on that...A+