Government is big Bad Government

As we move into the 21st century Western democracies are increasingly involved in the banality of life. All governments, no matter what their political affiliation seems to be under the impression that they know what is best for everyone. Instead of joining the big issues of the day are increasingly legislating on the details on how to conduct our lives on a daily basis. Instructs us on what we can not usually do. Western societies are then increasingly restrictive. Vocal and active minorities increasingly shape legislators.

The vast majority of people are apathetic and have no strong views one way or the other then the governments continue to march on by eroding our freedom. The most disturbing aspect of this is that the pretext used whenever it is done for the good of all.
Government leaders have always heard or intimate that we know what is best for you, because we can see the bigger picture, we all understand the problems. So invading Iraq, a ban on fox hunting, smoking ban to break the time limit for abortions. Everyone has different reasons. Iraq and the reasons for the invasion are still unclear; ban on fox hunting is cruel because a ban on smoking because it is unhealthy, change the time limit for abortions moralistic grounds dressed in medical science.

I expect that this interference in our daily lives is because politicians can not think of big issues. All major reforms were made in the past .. Now we can only tinker around the edges, while half the world spirals into chaos. Smoking in public places is banned in many countries because its effects on public health are too expensive for health services. Will food be banned in a public place? unwillingness to exercise proper is a punishable offense? Will be more of a certain weight to incur a fine of mass? Obesity and its effects are much more expensive health services than those of smoking and alcohol together.

Why is that governments feel they must spend their entire time in office to create new laws?

Much of the legislation going through the UK Parliament is currently changing previous acts of Parliament, to make better, more effective less expensive and so on. Why are so inept at getting it right the first time?

Something important happens as a shocking event, and we immediately have new laws and to introduce further restrictions. Soon it seems the UK will have ID cards that we should buy a high price despite the fact that we do not want them. However, ID cards will solve all our problems, criminals will always be tracked and fraud will become a thing of the past. Terrorism continues to happen, but at least we catch them later, because everyone will have identity cards.

Perhaps governments should go on an extended vacation, have a break from all that hard work to invent new and Laws They can then watch it plunge into chaos with a smile and a final 'so that we know what is best' .