You are wrong. Governments provide rule of law and protection from potentially hostile foreign entities including other governments. Read some history. Governments also provide infrastructure and services like health and education, roading, food standards, environmental protection, building codes and social welfare. You can argue the merits of these services but they are provided and are decided based on the demands from citizens and industry. A nation without government cannot project its power- it is defenseless against foreign capture and control. The wealth of nations largely depends on the quality of government they enjoy. Seeking to remove government because it is always to some degree flawed is flawed reasoning as without government you cannot function as a competitive entity in the global environment. Regarding Bitcoin- it is a good example of how government can over reach its mandate- I agree the issuance of money is a process that is arguably better left to the market- and Bitcoin does this brilliantly- and we do have historical precedent where money was issued by private banks, not governments and where the economy was arguably stronger. I like Bitcoin because it frees me from debasement governments and bankers engineered and forced upon me for most of my life and now Bitcoin frees me from their over reach to some degree. The banks and governments have gone too far and Bitcoin brings back some balance- that is why I hold Bitcoin...not for NGU...though that's a nice bonus! So dont get me wrong- I do not blindly follow and accept government - I instead believe government is to some degree unavoidable and up to a point valuable, but also that it must be kept in check and we must do that.