The danger in much of these discussions concerning government and how bad everything is or might be, is these things tend to build on the fears of people, creating a self fulfilling prophecy of bad times ahead. Rather than focus on how bad things might be, could be, why not we focus on ways to make it better? If you clicked on the link I provided in another thread, this gives us something to consider, that what we fear can control our behavior, leading us exactly in the way we were afraid it might happen.
That said, the historical statement that those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them, is still good advice. The contrast, however, is that we should take those lessons and proactively work to move in the other direction. If abuses in the financial and regulatory system were responsible for the recession of 2007, let's implement proper oversight and ensure that accountability has teeth in the rules. In fiscal policy, let's maintain a proper balance of revenue versus program spending that will maintain our stability. Let's address the issues that creates poverty. Let's balance the tax burden for all classes, not just the top 1%
If you want to sell your farmland in the future without fear of what might lie ahead, support policy that will assist in creating that environment that will provide the greatest opportunity for creation of wealth in every segment of society.
We cannot afford to expect everyone that seeks a job to become burger flippers for the rest of their lives. That is a prescription for eventual social decay and perhaps revolution.
