Ask yourself, who does the GOVERNMENT work for. When I say the Gov't I mean the non elected bureaucracy (deep state) as well as the elected assholes in Congress.
They work for the people and Corporations that back and fund their campaigns. Not the citizens.
They take our money in all kinds of taxes and regulations and distribute it to the (deep state) backers.
Citizens are no better than milking cows or egg laying hens.
The higher the GOV'T (federal) the more oppressive and ruthless.
Our Constitution was designed to limited the Federal Gov't. But Congress has built this monstrous Bureaucracy (deep state) around itself that now runs everything.