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Back to topic now: In my opinion governments have several reasons to exist. First they have to guarantee a certain level of security and "lawfulness" (monopoly of violence, jurisdiction, etc). Second they have to guarantee a certain level of "equal chances" (e.g. education). Third they have to care for those, who cant care for themselves (e.g. poor, old, children, etc)
In return they receive a couple of things (monopoly of violence, certain power over their inhabitants, taxes, etc) - in theory its a feudal system, only that we have a nation instead of nobility.
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