For me, a govt should just provide infrastructure, and peace and order.

Just give the people an environment where they can pursue their goals freely.

If people (and corporations) make bad decisions and screw up... well, that's not the govt's problem.

But apparently, many people want the govt to act like a nanny. Kaya may term na "nanny state".

People want the state to take care of them when they screw up. Or simply take care of them all the time.

Problem with that is u get a huge complex monster of a bureaucracy that needs a huge monstrous amount of money to maintain.

Bail out money-losing businesses? sure.

Free health care for everyone? sure.

Heavy taxation? baket wala nagtataas na kamay?