A threatening mindset is taking over our American culture. Once
the land of rugged individualism, self-reliance, self-
responsibility and limited government, we are becoming a culture
that expects and demands the government take care of us and have
a say in many, if not all, aspects of our daily lives. Far too
many people are willing to sit by and let it happen all because
they have been “convinced” into believing it’s “for our own
good.” No one is arguing against the need for legitimate
government regulations. Our Founding Fathers were very careful
in how they constructed our Constitution and the enumerated
powers that they gave to the Federal government. All other
powers not specified for the federal government were given to
the states. Somehow our American culture has been lulled into
the idea that we need government programs to help us every step
of the way in our lives. How did this mindset come into being?
The Great Depression was a turning point in our history. Prior
to that time, each man/woman depende