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Almost 80% of the public does not trust the federal government, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.

Whenever people are dissatisfied with government, there are always a few voices blaming things like “partisan politics,” or vaguely declaring that “the system is broken.”  These sentiments fail to capture the root of the issue.

The fundamental problem is that government does too much and tries to be everything for everyone.  This is a hopeless endeavor, and it ends up making government a pain for everyone.  The best way to restore faith in government is for the government to return to fundamentals.  Rather than looking to manage the private affairs of the nation, or provide a massive safety net against every possible risk in life, we need government to focus on doing effectively it’s fundamental responsibilities: to protect us from attacks, and to ensure our natural rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness by providing rule of law.

It is all the things government tries to do above and beyond these responsibilities which has caused the people to lose trust.  If it returns to fundamentals, so to will the faith of the American people.