A bureaucracy can function like a tumor. It disguises itself from the "immune system" of public accountability by using noble language ("it's for the kids"). It then redirects resources (funding) to ensure its own growth, even if it's harming the larger organism of society.

AI provides a structural advantage to those in power by automating government systems. This allows leaders to bypass the traditional unwieldiness of human bureaucracy, making it trivial for an executive to change AI parameters and instantly exert their will across all levels of government, thereby concentrating power.

The argument that 'Bitcoin fixes this' ignores human reality. Its volatility and complexity create an insurmountable adoption barrier for the average person. The only practical solution for the masses is holding governments accountable, not mass crypto adoption.

According to James Burnham's "Iron Law of Oligarchy," systems eventually serve their rulers. In government, deficit spending and subsidies are used to secure votes and donor funding, meaning leaders are incentivized to maintain the flow of money, even if it's wasteful or fraudulent, to ensure their own political survival.

The government often creates economic problems (e.g., through money printing), then presents itself as the solution with "free" programs. This cycle causes the public to misattribute their financial struggles to the failures of capitalism, rather than recognizing the government's role as the problem's source.

A former CIA operative suggests that government secrecy is frequently a tool to hide administrative incompetence, premature announcements, or procedural errors, rather than to cover up nefarious, large-scale conspiracies. This perspective reframes public distrust from calculated malice to bureaucratic failure.

A government can artificially inflate its jobs numbers and GDP by going on a hiring spree for bureaucratic roles. This growth is illusory, or "phantom," as it's funded by printing money and doesn't contribute to the productive economy. It creates positive short-term metrics but fosters long-term inefficiency.

Unlike the private sector, government often focuses on offering employment rather than driving innovation. This inefficiency creates a buffer against AI-driven job cuts, making public sector roles paradoxically resilient, despite being a catastrophic waste of taxpayer money.

Government procurement is slow because every scandal or instance of fraud leads to new rules and oversight. The public demands this accountability, which in turn creates the very bureaucracy that citizens and vendors complain about.