EVERY SINGLE ONE of the government agencies your mom referred to is performing a function that can very well be done by private entities (and usually at precisely one-half the cost), without the backup of guns, jails and nasty control-freak personalisties, — just lawsuit potentials. Most prominently, Underwriters Laboratories can (and does) do all the consumer protection anyone needs — WITHOUT politicians’ interference as happens with the FDA, the EPA, etc., etc. etc. And Heaven knows the Post Office is obsolete...
I'll pass that along to the email group ((You'll get full credit of course) no cash, sorry!) FR to get a hat tip as well since we got dissed as well.