>the government should not protect people from their own negligence or ignorance - The system relies on keeping capital in the hands of intelligent, knowledgeab

>the government should not protect people from their own negligence or ignorance - The system relies on keeping capital in the hands of intelligent, knowledgeable people; this is the foundation of a functioning system. The government has a vested interest in protecting people because when those people are abused they don't just disappear; the government is the entity that picks up the pieces. Even if you removed the ability for the government to provide welfare to these people after they been taken advantage of, at worst they become vagrants in the streets. There's obviously a balance that should be taken but it's cheaper to prevent issues than it is to fix them.