When people say there is too much government or that government is too big, what they really mean is it wastes too much of their tax money and puts too many restrictions on their lives. Most people like Social Security Insurance, but they hate how the government steals out of it to pay for things most tax payers would rather not pay for. Another example is the DMV. Most people agree that we need road laws and police to enforce them, but few people like having to go through all the paperwork and red-tape involved with anything to do with the DMV or do they enjoy paying the fees and taxes associated with the road.
The majority of Americans fall into the middle ground. They want only enough government too keep the country safe, their kids educated and healthy, and the drinking water clean. That same majority doesn't want the government telling them not to eat fatty foods or dictate their health care or subsidize farmers NOT to grow their crops.
There is too much government in the USA. Probably far too much. We are currently going down the European model of a nanny state, and I don't think we can afford to pay all the nanny agencies to tell us all how to live our lives.
