Aside from that, Thatcher did a lot of good for Britain, and helped to usher in their subsequent "prosperity" which was languishing under government "nationalized" industrial ownership. Postal Roads were a founding "constitutional" charge for the Federal government. Sure, we use roads, but is the Federal Government (us) really responsible for perpetrating "generational dependence" on federal government? I tend to hold the quote of John David Rockefeller, "Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient become independent of it"! (Unless you are handicapped for some physical or mental reason). We prolong government dependency with the way many federal and state programs are structured. Nobody is saying, "throw them out on their ear"; just lend support intelligently and in the name of good, responsible "stewardship" and not reckless spending intended to promote political careers (no matter what the political tag).