Ironically, we need government to protect us from the the type of people that government attracts; arrogant, power-hungry bullies. Government gives them a set of rules and an arena for their mud wrestling, in return they protect us from independent power-hungry bullies.

I'm not saying the private sector is that much better. I have worked for a lot of corporation, big and small, and each one is like a huge dysfunctional family. The difference is at the end of the day they have to produce something.