To Use Government, Or Not To Use Government

Throughout the past couple hundred years, the United States kept strong to the idea that less government was  better.  However, it wasn't until the Great Depression, where so many people were hurt that the ideas of the American people began to change.  Herbert Hoover, though trying to influence the lives of the people through the use of government was not, in the people's view, doing much to help the welfare of the people.  As soon as elections were on their way, it was clear the Hoover was never going to win.  Instead, it was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who won the election race.  He promised to help the people, to make sure that they would all have the life they once possessed.
The biggest question that comes with the great depression is whether or not the government helped or not my interfering into the private affairs of the people.  It is stated in the constitution that there are certain areas where the government can interfere.  These areas were specific to keep the people safe from being run over by the government. FDR instituted The New Deal which created jobs to help the jobless, and hopefully stimulate the economy.
In all previous recessions, it was the people that fixed the problem. Yes, people were hurt, without money or jobs, but it was the people who were able to get back on their feet.  This depression, where the government took matters into their own hands is the only one that lasted through an entire decade.
It is clear the as long as the government does its job by protecting the people from a loss of rights (those rights that are God given) and nothing else, this nation can prevail against any hardship.  Government should only be used to protect the people.  That does not mean from their own mistakes in the economy.
The Economic Bill Of Rights is not constitutional. Not every man, woman, or child is obligated to have a home or a job.  yes, it is an ideal, and we should all be striving for that perfection, but perfection cannot be obtained through force.  Rather, it needs to be acquired through the good of all man.  Government is an idea, not a real person.  The People have control over it. If the people of the UNited States of America want to have a truly free nation, it is up to them to control the government as is their right.