I Can't Afford It

Sometimes I want something I can't afford.

What I can't afford might be good or bad for me. 

I get to decide what I want.

Still, the fact remains.

I can't afford it. 

I can't afford President Obama to be reelected. 

He's had his day, and things didn't work out 

Because his ideas are expansive, expensive and controlling. 

They snatch choices from me,

Not just money.

I can't afford that.
I can't afford the idea
That big government knows what's best for me.

And I just wonder.

Who can?