It sounds like a lack of insight and accountability. I don't see a large government as a problem, but unchecked power. As long as all people in power are democratically appointed, subject to transparency and with accountability, errors can be corrected.
> democratically appointed, subject to transparency and with accountability
I am no longer so sure these aren't mutually exclusive. In the end, the buck stops at the voters. Do voters in practice make decisions that make any sense at all? Were the successes of democracy really the successes of voters, or were they the successes of a technocratic gatekeeper class who very carefully controlled the flow of information to induce the voters to make the "right" decisions?
