Governments are good for two things and two things only. To expect anything else is folly. And this government is the Conservatives dream.

First, Governments are good at raising money. Taxes, tariffs, whatever, governments have a lot of power and can raise any amount it wants.

Second, spending money. Governments are great at putting up huge buildings, fighting wars, and so on.

Those two functions serve to transfer wealth. The United States is engaged in perpetual war with the goal of enriching the oil companies, the arms manufacturers and associated suppliers. A by-product of this spending is the restriction of social services, thereby making for cheap labor forever.

You've got what you want, and it will only get better for you. But you want it all, and right now. Which is called "capitalism".

It's really simple. "Small government", "less debt", "entitlements" are all nonsense. Food for the masses. Pap.