Why don't you move to one of those "great" countries that doesn't have a government (aka "failed states") and see how that works out for you?
This comment is too short and redicilous. BUT, I do sense where this is coming from. In the Netherlands there is a trend for decades now. That if the employer is the state, you by default underestimate the amount of work, to be able to overcharge them later. Because 'they'll pay anyway'. This has been the main cause of government IT failures (almost all of them). Go over budget, redesign, katching!
Can you name one place that doesn't have a government and is successful? Not even good for the people living there, but successful in general?