Even though American spirit and pride is practically unparalleled and our urge to carry on is unquenchable, our government's foremost objective is still centered upon satisfying the needs of the people because it is a government of the people. That being said, the government's role to the people consists of ensuring economic prosperity or, at the least, economic security and guaranteeing the social well-being of all of the citizens of the country. One controversial debate rising from the government accomplishing these primary responsibilities it has to the people is how much the government should involve itself and how they should do so.

In order to maintain the United States of America as the greatest nation on earth, the government first has to satisfy its responsibilities to the people. One sect of the government's responsibility to the people deals with sustaining the economic cycle and ensuring that another Great...