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Well, I don't need a business to "care" for me. As far as the govt, I'd rather be left alone than cared for.
I think we all feel that way until suddenly we have a health crisis and are disabled. Then government disability can be the difference between starving on the street and treading water until the emergency has passed. The same with unemployment insurance. We'd all like to believe that we'll always be able to work and support our families, but what we'd like and what we are likely to experience at some point during our lifetimes are not the same thing.
Government does have an obligation, in my opinion, to care and assist for those who cannot care for themselves due to circumstances beyond their control. Naturally government only does so because if it doesn't, enough people might get mad and vote some of its components out of office! Government is pragmatic, not altruistic. The main reason government operates on the basis of what it believes is best for the country is because if the country fails, government will find itself out of a job.
It's all about self-preservation.
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