government is "bad", which is a political construct designed to weaken the only entity (government) that is on our side. Government's role is to represent the people, to protect us from exploitation by those with more power, and to give us a voice, mainly through the vote. The middle-class was created from government strength. It's present demise is a result of weakening of government. The people of this country voted Obama in because they wanted to reverse that trend. If one does not like the government as it is, then change it! By now every person should have their name on a petition for a constitutional amendment to stop corporate person-hood.