"A system governed by sensible rules that rewards smart action, punishes bad actors and forgives errors is better." Good luck writing that RFP. Especially the

"A system governed by sensible rules that rewards smart action, punishes bad actors and forgives errors is better." Good luck writing that RFP. Especially the "smart action" part. The best government, in the end, is one that's transparent and, ultimately, replaceable. Whoever is in power is always going to seek to retain power; you want that to be dependent on them making decisions that benefit everyone else. Even if you had a "perfect" government, but it lacked transparency, you'd have a problem as that lack of transparency would make it difficult for everyone outside the government to make long-term decisions about investment, etc.