Fear of Government

Are you fearful of your government? When you receive an unexpected letter in your mailbox from some government agency, does a rush of fear surge through you? If the unexpected letter is from the IRS, does the fear verge on panic? When you get a unexpected letter from your local appraisal office, does your heart sink with a nagging fear? Are you afraid to challenge their appraisal for fear in the final analysis they will raise your taxes? If a uniformed police officer knocks on your front door do you have a pang of fear? If you own a business and the EPA or OSHA show up are you fearful of what they may do to hinder your business?

So, why are we fearful of our government? Supposedly, a government of the people and for the people duly elected by the people? Have we lost control of government? Are we at the mercy of a bloated bureaucracy at all levels that uses fear and taxation to control our lives and empower themselves?

I'm afraid so.