Actually Nick it is not the government but low effort thinkers that are unable to see that there is a segment of society that has routinely been taking 20-30% off the top in everything and that has made them obscenely rich and with little left to go around (we stagnate, their wealth goes up by 150%).  But go ahead, blame the governments because the old saying that we get the government we deserve is all thanks to low effort thinkers such as yourself.   Socialism is not for dummies and requires thought and it is anathema to your type.