Simonm: As a disciple of Ayn Rand, almost anything will cause me to rage about the government.

I am not interested in moving to another country because I do not know of any that would be better in the long run. The USA seems to find non revolutionary ways to swing pendulums back when they get too far in one direction. We got rid of McCarthyism, managed to get Nixon out of office, and put Agnew in jail. Too bad a lot of others escaped justice.

Just remember that the government does not have to be cost effective and they have the legal right to use lethal force, which makes them potentially more dangerous than anybody. You have a good chance of avoiding organized crime, and you cannot be forced to buy a car or any other consumer product. If you run afoul of the government, they will spend millions and much manpower to enforce their will, even though it might be a trivial matter and the citizen is on firm ethical ground. You should read about some of the IRS outrages and the evil application of forfeiture laws by the Justice Department.

A government is a necessary evil, which is likely to be better than anarchy in the so called Western democracies, but it can evolve into some really evil if not watched carefully.