> Anytime the government does anything, it is not to help you or me. So you believe the government is entirely a self-serving, wholly corrupt organization, tha

> Anytime the government does anything, it is not to help you or me. So you believe the government is entirely a self-serving, wholly corrupt organization, that does nothing to help the people? This is an extraordinary claim, and requires extraordinary proof. Or are you assuming that everyone here is among the moneyed elite, and claiming that the government's actions are directed at reducing the power of that class to benefit the common people? That would be much closer to the truth, but is certainly nowhere near as absolute as you make it sound. Whatever your intent here, the absolutism you display makes your statement patently false to anyone who has any real understanding of how governments—or, indeed, nearly any large organization—work.