Let's reflect...

            

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

That was one of JFK’s signature lines from his inauguration in 1961.  And it’s a great suggestion.

So I’ve been thinking, what is it what we want FROM our government, here in the U.S. (or if you are somewhere else in the world, in your own government), and what is it that we can do FOR our government.

I’ve been jotting down some ideas off the top of my head.  So far I have:

FROM our government, we want:

• Healthcare
• Military safety
• Police force
• Food safety
• Fair taxation
• Judicial arbitration
• Higher education (min community college or tech school)
• Environmental oversight
• Safety nets including Social Security

 

FOR our government, we should:

• Pay our fair share of taxes
• Operate within/follow civil laws
• Do some sort of community service/participation (could be jury duty, voting, military, volunteering for something, charities support, other)

 

Granted, the devil is in the details of what is fair, what is legal, what constitutes h/c, etc.  But let's just speak in generalities for now.

Help me expand my generic lists.  What are some missing items?

Thanks for posting and recommending!