I am not counting my words. The US government meets the needs of its citizens through capitalism. This means their are low taxes and few restrictions. This meets the needs of its citizens by allowing them to do as they wish with most of their money. With the money they do collect they pay for services like police, fire, school systems and the government. Socialism is another form of government where their are high taxes and many restrictions. With this money the government can pay for services like health care along with the services of capitalism. Their citizens go to the government when they have needs instead of taking care of it themselves.