I promised myself I wouldn't post anymore. But I can't help it!

- Honestly? Not really. I'm not sure why it would have been. It also depends upon how aligned Japan and Germany were. History isn't really my thing, but were they working together? If so, we would have probably gotten involved in Europe. If not, the USSR takes over a whole lot more of Europe and destabilizes that much quicker.

Japan, Germany and Italy formed the 'Axis', allied against pretty much everyone else. USSR wouldn't have just taken over a good part of Europe and destabilized. Oh, and we'd have something called Nazi Europe to deal with eventually. I know history wasn't really your thing, but most people tend to agree that the Nazi's weren't nice fellows. And they were very ambitious not nice fellows.

- We have satellites and such that are profitable no? Are human space voyages profitable? I don't think so, so they might not have happened... I'm not entirely sure we lose a whole lot.

We do have satellites that are profitable, yes. Would we have been able to create them without NASA in the first place, so soon? Hell, we likely wouldn't have them now if it wasn't for the Nazi scientists we took in (see above answer) after their defeat to aid our space program.

- I don't consider it the job of the government to take care of those that don't take care of themselves.

I do. Making sure pretty much everyone has bread on their table keeps a country from total and complete chaos. There is a fine line between charity and being taken advantage of, but it's a line we often have to walk.

- Were they asked?

Asked? They didn't do it on their own. If someone shows zero initiative, someone else has to step in.

- Did Eisenhower first try to get the states to work together on an interstate highway system?

If all the states were involved, and had final authority, each with their own little bickering opinions, we'd still be in the middle of figuring out the route for I95.

There are very few things the goverment does better than the private sector, but the things they do fairly well should remain in their hands. The government isn't as good as they make themselves out to be, nor nearly as bad as most citizens make it out to be.