Stepping back and looking at a broader trend: As government is cut back, we shift power into the hands of the wealthy, individuals and corporations. There's sor

Stepping back and looking at a broader trend: As government is cut back, we shift power into the hands of the wealthy, individuals and corporations. There's sort of a law of preservation of political power: Cutting government doesn't reduce the amount of power out there, it just gets democratic government out of the way so that other powerful people can seize the power. That doesn't mean we should always expand government; government has other drawbacks. But there are trade-offs that should be considered: some things should be controlled democratically, rather than by the powerful. The purpose of democracy is to distribute that power equally to everyone.