[hueving]

The difference between government and cooperation is involuntary vs voluntary. If your government is doing something, it's not voluntary for anyone who voted against it. Also, since tax evasion is a crime in nearly every country, any government activities are going to be supported by the citizens in a coercive nature.

So yes, big governments can certainly provide services that you like. They can also provide never ending wars funded by your income that you can't do a damn thing about.

[SpikeDad]

And here we have the Disappearance of Cooperation. The whole system is bad if the government does something you didn't want. Naturally if they do something you want then the whole system is good.

You know what cooperation means - it means that some of the time you don't get what you want and that's OK because the system gives you what you want (and need) also.

I dare you to describe a society where all services are provided on a voluntary basis. Go ahead I dare you.