The government which governs least governs best. H.L. Mencken. The father (tho he didn't know it) of libertarianism.
Government is about pacifying the people while you stick it to them. It has been that way since we came out of the caves. There is a reason why Constantine chose Christianity for the state religion of Rome, and, tho he didn't know it at the time, all of Western Civilization.
Religion truly is the opiate of the masses, tho it has been supplanted in part by the opiates of entertainment through TV, movies and music. Keep em pacified, make them think they are martyrs and you can do whatever you want to the people. This has been the cry of the powerful since they were able to form coherant thought.
The only upside is, there is not an actual caste system in place in America, and tho it may be difficult, there are ways, through great talent, hard work and a bit of luck to be upwardly mobile in this country. I have not acheived this yet, but you don't have to be born rich to die rich here.
The government has not yet taken that away, tho with the current tax system in place, there are certainly some genuine barriers.
www.freetax.org this won't solve all these problems, but it is a step in the right direction.
B.