[majormajor]

And yet if non-government-level American society wasn't so constantly self-focused at the expense of others, the state would be far less needed!

Are other countries as dysfunctional in terms of voting themselves policies that aren't consistent with our internal behaviors? E.g. "someone" should do something about homelessness but I don't want to see it?

[morkalork]

Someone should do something about it but I don't want to see it, pay for it or be responsible for it. A modest proposal if you will.