They simply want to keep the people reliant on the government while they sell the country out. A high reliance on government is job security for these folks and foreign policy is good for busine$$.

The US citizens are just as much to blame for this though...

When they say the boogie man is coming to get you we dont confront it and demand proof, we now cower in the corner throwing money at it hoping it will go away or yell for the government to come chase it away.

When a US industry lies dying coughing up blood we are too busy basking in the warm glow of a screen to even notice let alone do anything about it. When it is gone we as ourselves "how did this happen" over a cart full of cheap Chinese goods bought at reasonable prices. Although the price of those goods is not always measured in dollars, we seldom care untill we are out of work... then... once again we look to the government to fix it for us.

With Liberty comes personal responsibility and we have an ever increasing tendency to shrug off those responsibilities and turn the wheel over to the gov. as long as we have fast food and TV who needs to uphold the fundamentals of a Republic?

And true to form, we still blame the government instead of blaming ourselves... just like a 15 year old blaming the parents for the restriction, not blaming themselves for the failing grades that got them there.