The "government" is nothing but a collection of people who have used political acumen, and not technical or business skills, to gain control of a system.
They are really no different from the executives whom control various Fortune 500 companies, so in the long run, it seems unlikely that they will behave in a different matter, or ever put your wants and desires above theirs.
At least market-based systems, as described by Hayek, have some built in incentives to reward those in power to keep those without it happy.