Time for government to do what's right for the people
Time for government to do what's right for the peopleBy Steven L. David For the Nevada Appeal It's 2009 and the United States is now hearing that "giant sucking sound" that H. Ross Perot warned us about in 1992. Everyone thought he was a little odd, but I think most of us who laughed at him then now wish we had listened to him. Today we find ourselves embroiled in two wars that our political leaders have let go on too long. We find ourselves up to our eyeballs in debt with countries who are our enemies, and our government just keeps on spending money that we don't have. To top all this off, our government just prints more and more money to pay the bills and the U.S. dollar is so devalued that we will face a serious problem with inflation when our economy turns around. The key to turning our economic problems around does rest with our government - not with what they can provide, but what they can stop doing and stop wasting. It's been nearly 49 years since President Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what yo