People are so focused on selfish short term gains. They're like little children running tattling to their government Parent about the most petty things, not realizing that the more they do it, the more they hand over power. They want to carve out little "protected class" statuses for themselves, screw everyone else, not thinking about how the government could turn that around on them down the road if they fall out of favor. California passed a law that people can be jailed for refusing to use a person's "preferred pronouns"....seriously? Grow up! Learn to manage your offended feelings! Hello, free speech?? Police resources and jails don't need to be bogged down with nonsense like that. And then people wonder why courts are so backed up, and we need more taxes for more police, and....🙄 To me the bottom line goal should be minimizing government involvement in anything.

ETA: to me Great Britain is a scary example, in multiple ways, of what happens when people become overly dependent on the government. The Libertarian page I follow on facebook has been having a field day with it.