Quote:The idea that the 2 party system is creating problems we've never seen before is silly. These problems have always been present and modern politics is much more civil than the early politics of this country. The problem we have is that too many people are receiving their livelihood from the government and therefore have zero incentive to reduce the size and scope of the government; the incentive is actually the opposite. But, since they don't pay for it they don't care. Just keep my check coming while I keep making more benny babies and it will be all good.

 

I never said it created problems we have never seen before. However with the rise of cable news sources and the multitude of outrageously biased reports, political pundits, opinion based news touted as facts, the entire nation is split to the point where the two parties are really meaningless. Any candidate either party nominates is going to be exactly the same as the previous candidate. Same stances, same lobby support, no difference of opinion or perceived judgment because if you don't toe the party line exactly then you'll never be elected. Simple as that. 

 

Also, while the two party system has been a part of American politics since the beginning, never have two parties been in control for this long. The ages of the party systems are broken up into different eras. Each era before our current one lasted about 30 years give or take. The one we are currently in, the Fifth Party System, has been in effect since 1933. Think about how entrenched in a way of thinking people have become due to this stagnation of American political progression. 

 

To your point, welfare is the biggest problem this country has? 

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