um...I think you missed the point of the original. The point is that people presume that government is benevolent. Doing things for the public good is their j

um...I think you missed the point of the original. The point is that people presume that government is benevolent. Doing things for the public good is their job description after all. This presumption is false, as when you examine the incentives for government you find tendencies directly inimical to the public good.