[danielmryan]

That is the nature of government. It cannot be reformed, it cannot be fixed, it can’t be run like a business. It can and must only be minimized.

Which leads to the question: does steering the government to a less destructive path end up helping or hurting?

[DManA]

The question is moot. You can't steer government in what you consider a positive direction any more than you can steer a lion away from killing wildebeests. Any energy spent on a doomed enterprise is wasted. Worse than wasted. The energy is lost that could have been expended on a profitable enterprise.

Which leads to the question: does steering the government to a less destructive path end up helping or hurting?