choices you need to do the things you want to do in your life? i think on that matrix we are failing. we have been declining dramatically for the last 100 years. i believe government should not be engaged in, for example, the decision of whether i should be allowed to take viox or not. there is risk involved, but i should be able to decide. it is a decision i should be able to make with my doctor or my pharmacist. every time the government makes a decision like that for us, we have less freedom, less ability to pursue happiness. and yes, i believe individuals are less happy as a consequence, although i do not think you can measure happiness, certainly not collective happiness. do you have a comparative analysis from your viewpoint? is there another government somewhere that you think we should be emulating? are you referring to the united states government or all governments? no government has ever been like the government i would like. no government has ever practice the