if govt. was abolished would we be better off?
90835
No.  We would not.  Does life in Somolia sound good to you?  Without a central government, the country would fall into a network of warlords vying for control of the country, if not the resources at least.  People would die by the thousands as militant groups fought each other for control and civilians would be killed freely.  The list goes on.  What are you 12?
444386
Nope.  As humans are inherently imperfect, our governments and economic systems will be also!
263425
Well, there is no such thing as a utopia, thus, it's only stating facts that we would have homeless people.  Besides, our society has an economic class system (ever heard of the term middleclass?)  It's good that the government spends money trying to promote .... whatever they are trying to and has obviously failed, at least at the moment.  \n   However, I don't think they should just stop the fundings altogether, but instead they should cut down on those and take care of our national deficit and debts first.  Or, even better, build a better healthcare system ... \n   Now, wouldn't that be grand?
757789
Sounds like America would be better off without you.
945550
Yes\nThis is the easiest Question to answer in Answers as a quote by Winston Churchill says it all:\n"democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time".\n\n\nRATE GOOD DEBATE\n\nI'll throw another unsolicited one in I just discovered.\n\n"We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". \n\n"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject". \n\nI lied smile not rile
401774
Government is a necessary evil, I think a small, limited, Representative government is best.\n\nIf all of the governments in the world fell or just shut down.  Gangs or tribes or families or groups of families would join together to maintain order and defend themselves from others (these are all primitive governments).  This is because man is a social creature and government is the top level of social order.  And then a few hundred years later they would create a welfare state taking more than half of your income.\n\nSo my short answer is new governments would form almost immediately.  If they didn't someone, would come along and take all of your stuff.
729256
Hmmm... why don't we dissolve all governmental systems until every thing is perfect?... Seriously... just because something isn't without problems and flaws, that is no reason to trash it. Human kind will never be perfect. The only thing we can do is to constantly improve on what we have. Set the standards high and try to meet them. Don't lower them because not everyone can reach the mark.
18932
The state should have as little involvement in our lives as possible. The only purpose of the government (or the state) is to protect our rights, not interfere with them.
141832
By itself none.  When combined with freedom of speech, and freedom to form an opposition you have an accountable government.  Of course a dictator/king/etc could be better if they truly acted in the best interests of the people, because sometimes that is different than the will of the people.  But history has shown they haven't often looked after much more than themselves, which is worse than the will of the people.\n\nDemocracy's biggest problem is patience.
539372
If social degeneracy* is gradually eliminated, it will be possible to gradually reduce the size of the FBI, State and Local Police Forces.\n\nYes, compared to the theoretically possible ideal, there are far too many people working for the government.  There are currently far too many functions where government overlaps, with federal, state and local involvement.\n\nIf these functions could be served by regional authorities rather than by city, county, state and federal, there would be incredible savings.\n\nThe States could further the savings by making all police forces a part of the State Police.  This would enable bettering monitoring of the police and crime statistics and immediate apportionment to pronlem areas, far better crime prevention and evidence control and standards.\n\nTo say nothing of the far greater efficiencies.\n\n*prostitution, assault, robbery, burglary, theft, shoplifting, bank robbery, murder, kidnaping, illegal drugs, &c.
266036
We have to have taxes, there is no easy way around that.  But, we would be better off if our government uses our taxes more effectiveley.
532572
I doubt it. As long as there are people who are trying to live the laws and be concientious about choosing people to represent them as they see fit, I don't think that a totalatarian government would be able to take over. If everyone were to become apathetic and not care, then it might be possible, but I don't see that happening. The beauty of the US government is that each person has the right to express their own opinions and can be totally within their rights. We can't be thrown into jail for our beliefs.
854883
I can only imagine.Mankind would probably be in a much better, if not more crowded place, but I'm not sure how our government would be fareing.
432017
If you mean "we" as a society, then no.  If "we", as a country than yes.  Sure there are better ways, but we don't have the politicians in place to find/encourage them.
990959
Maybe we just need to ask for less government intervention in our lives
303719
hell yes get rid of all the parasites get rid of the current government aswell
933839
If it was a liberal government, hell no