<i>&gt; We&#x27;re constantly getting healthier, living longer lives, hurting each other lessand doing better by just about all metrics.</i><p>Totally agree. But are those improvements due to the decisions of central planners?<p><i>&gt; What do you mean &#x27;so much trouble&#x27;?</i><p>Things that come to mind: abysmal outcomes for many in the public school system; skyrocketing prices in healthcare; urban families almost completely destroyed by paternalistic welfare programs; massive suffering and death caused by the warfare state; shredding of the Bill of Rights by the TSA; economic calamity caused by Fed-fueled booms and busts; etc.<p>Look at the places with the worst outcomes and you will find the most government involvement.