US politics survey

Hi, in AP government we are currently working on a project that requires us to survey different people across the globe about their opinions concerning the current U.S. government. Please reply with your own answers and opinions on the questions below. Thank you for your time.

0) First name and location.

1) Will President Obama be successful in his first term as president? Explain.

2) Would you support a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq this year? Explain.

3) What is your opinion about the U.S. government?

4) Do you think health care should be provided by the government for free? Why or why not?

5) Do you agree with the current U.S. welfare system? Explain.

0) First name and location. Christopher, Sanford, Maine, USA

1) Will President Obama be successful in his first term as president? Explain.
No. He's pissed off the United States people, and his Congress will lose in November.

2) Would you support a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq this year? Explain. Only if the nation is "stable."

3) What is your opinion about the U.S. government?
It's too big. I'm a Reagan conservative. It was Reagan that said the ten worst words in the English language are "Hi, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.


4) Do you think health care should be provided by the government for free? Why or why not?
No, because somebody's gotta pay for it. The top 1% of the nations pays 40% of the income tax, and the top 10% pays 71%. A "free" health care plan will only burden those people, the ones who employ the rest of the nation, more. Also, the government can't run Medicare, Medicaid, Amtrak, Social Security, Iraq, Afghanistan or Cash for Clunkers. How can it run a national health care program?

5) Do you agree with the current U.S. welfare system? Explain.
I feel that we live in too much of a nanny state. Unemployment benefits, that were extended in the stimulus package, only kept people out of work longer. Also, many on welfare use the money to buy drugs. Some even get creative and use food stamps to buy cases of bottled water, return the bottles, and use the money to buy beer.