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 Oh, politics, how I loathe it. It has never been my forte, but I can argue until the cows come home about my opinions! I will be honest, granted although it is the government’s job to take care of this country; the communities should not be reliant on them. The U.S. has become co-dependent on the government, and that’s not the way it should be because this country’s people are self-reliant, smart and capable of helping each other, but it cannot be done alone, everyone must pitch in.  The citizens are not puppets; they can move and think on their own. As citizens, more needs to be done than what is, but it is taken as “It is supposed to be the government’s job.” But it really is not, it is the community’s job as well. The country has grown to become negative and everything bad that happens is immediately blamed on the government. Maybe the government does more than what is known, but that is not what ends up on the television, is it? Either way the country’s become too dependent on them.  There is a new song out, it is called “Billionaire,” and one of the verses in it is “And **** sure do a lot more than FIMA did.” In the verse before, the rapper was talking about how he would visit when Katrina hit. No one needs to be a billionaire to help people. I guarantee that he did not go down there, donate or do anything to help. Some people blame FIMA for the lack of help for Katrina. Nothing was stopping people from going down there with volunteer workers to help. Half the people that say the government should do more are able-bodied citizens who can help and/or do something about problems in the country, it is just it is expected now that the government will help.  It is also found only negative things about the government appear on tv. Granted, I do not like the president and I think he is an idiot, but other people in government are helping. Even if they were not, this country should be able to help themselves. Even though the economy is in recession and there is a lack of jobs, it does not mean the government did it. Everything happens for a reason!  The government could do more to help sometimes, but it should not be expected nor demanded that they help. The people are not vegetables. We are able-bodied human beings that are self reliable and should not be co-dependent on a government who is not always there or cannot be there. The citizens are hypocritical when it comes to blaming things on the government. It is not fair if nothing is done by the citizens and then they are angry when someone else, such as the government does not, that is not how it works.