[matz1]

Its government job to take care their citizen. Tax these corporation and use the money for basic income, universal health care, or cheap/free housing.

[beefeater]

The only things people actually agree are the government's job are to uphold the law and defend the country from invasion.

Giving citizens hot chocolate and tomato soup when they're sick is far from an agreed purpose of government.

[dragonwriter]

> The only things people actually agree are the government's job are to uphold the law

People often don't agree with that except when they agree with the law.

[matz1]

I don't agree with that

[sgjohnson]

Not in my book. In my book the only legitimate roles of the government are law enforcement and courts.

[matz1]

Why not?