Why do we have a government? Does it exist only to tax us to death? Is it there to give us speeding tickets or put other impositions upon our daily lives? I am afraid that is what most people think! Let's get down and dirty!
Look around! Examine the public buildings, roads, schools, police and fire departments that protect our daily lives! We have armies, navies and the most advanced air force. We also find dams which provide water and power. We need and want a government there when troubles like terrorist attacks, tornadoes, hurricanes or floods, destroy our lives.
We must pay for the services we desire. We can't hire our own police force or get our neighbors to help when fire occurs. We are a democracy. We elect representatives to pick, choose and to determine the costs of services we need. Yes, we can grumble about programs that we personally feel unnecessary or wasteful of tax money. But we must realize that our elected representatives are chosen to pick, choose and authorize the costs. If we don't like the programs, the only recourse is to elect people who represent our views and desires. Until we do, we must "bite the bullet."
Modern governments must provide many social services. All religions recognize the need to help the less advantaged. Can we walk down a street and see a person bleeding to death and not try to help in some way? Can we walk by starving little children and not offer food? If not, where are our religious morals? Why do so many of us deny the impersonal government from helping? Because it costs money we might say and our taxes are high enough! Doesn't the popcorn we buy at the movies costs too much, but we still buy it. We have a government. We must pay for the services it provides and is morally needed. We should all be relieved that our government supplies social services, helps our consciences and skews the costs to those better able to pay in order to help those in need.
We need responsible governments to wield and protect weapons like the atom bomb in the best way.
Almost everyone realizes the potential terror of the atom, in the form of a bomb. It is so terrible, that it is unimaginable to consider the atom bomb ever being used again. Consider the problems that now face the entire world because of the creation of this weapon.
The power and potential destruction of the atom bomb is so massive and illogical that people throughout the world would be appalled by its use. Any crazy world leader, who tried to use that kind of force, would be ridiculed, threatened, killed or unseated from power. Imagine what would happen if a controlling leader of say Iran, used the bomb against Israel, or the United States. In one of those countries, at least one or two cities would be devastated. The people of Iran would expect their entire country to be devastated in retaliation. Everyone, even the leaders would be afraid for their lives. In reality, Iran would be leveled, incinerated! Does anyone think that a crazy terrorist or corrupt leader would pay the price for such a pyrrhic victory? Even someone within a loosely net organization like Al Qaeda would worry about how other members would take out their anger on that crazy. The world is not big enough for anyone to use an atom bomb without understanding the ramifications.
The real problem is the possibility of an accident where an atom bomb is being developed. Let us hope that any country developing the bomb would take precautions to include controls which would avoid accidents, but who knows? Accidents always happen!
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