Government provides many basic needs in the U.S., from roads to airports to sanitation to education to security (police, fire, and military); to food, water, sh

Government provides many basic needs in the U.S., from roads to airports to sanitation to education to security (police, fire, and military); to food, water, shelter and healthcare for the needy; to justice, to much more. These services generally function relatively well in the U.S. and other wealthy countries.