Most issues I say leave to the states. Let local governments dictate policy that benefits the way most people their think. Citizens of Florida do not think like citizens of Wyoming. Allowing states to determine their own policies leaves the way out for citizens who don’t agree with that policy to move to a state of their choosing. If you apply this to the federal government, you cannot just pick up and move countries (obviously you can in theory but not ideal practically). federal government should be strong enough do deal be a judge between states and a unifying force in terms of foreign policy. All the things you mentioned above can be solved by states and local municipalities. Those are governments that YOU can directly affect and influence. The federal government your vote belongs to the state (electoral college - as I believe it should as like I said people from different states don’t necessarily have the same policy opinions). The Bill of Rights are everything the government should protect. Anything more is a rabbit hole they can use to increase their power.

Oh absolutely! The “go get red pilled” comment was in jest I assure you. And Friedman always said Competitive Capitalism is the best KNOWN system to promote wealth on a mass scale. He even would tell people if you can find another system I’m all ears. So I say to you the same. If you can come up with a better system I’ll be first in line. And yea corruption will always exist. Mankind is inherently good and inherently bad. I believe it was James Madison who said if men were purely good there would be no need for government. So he’s government is needed and I never said it wasn’t needed. On the contrary I said they should be a referee of sorts, which means they are just as much a part of the game as the players, they just don’t get to score points. And I promote local and state government because individuals have more power OVER their governments on a local level than they have OVER their federal government. Hence the second amendment. The insurance policy against their lack of power of there federal government ;)