Question

why do we need a government?

Answer 1

The most basic purpose of government is security.  Security being defined as the "state of being free from danger or threat".

Government is to secure:
1. The individual against another individual.
2. The individual against a group.
3. A group against another group.

To achieve this basic purpose, the government must also secure itself:
4. Against an individual or group within it.
5. Against an individual or group outside of it.

The voluntary agreement among individual members of a society to form a government is known as the social contract.  In doing so, individuals sacrifice part of their individual freedom and power for individual and communal protection.

Against this basic purpose of law and order, one may add all the myriad purposes that government has been given or arrogated to itself, such as building infrastructure, priming and maintaining the  economy,  preserving natural resources, and taxing you - endlessly.  If we consolidate all these other purposes with the basic purpose, we can say that the ultimate purpose of government is to serve its people.

Time and time again, this telos has been turned on its head.

 It is not unknown that governments will act contrary to this basic purpose.  It is not unknown that an individual or a group within a government will seize power and dominate the entire country for their own ends.  It is not unknown that the government of one country will seize control of another and dominate that country for its own ends. 

Governments are like God: if it did not exist it would be necessary to invent it.




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Answer 2

Answer:

Governments provide the parameters for everyday behavior for citizens, protect them from outside interference, and often provide for their well-being and happiness. In the last few centuries, some economists and thinkers have advocated government control over some aspects of the economy. A social compact is an agreement people make among themselves to create a government to rule them and protect their natural rights. In this agreement the people consent to obey the laws created by that government. All other ideas such as freedom, rights, laws, order, and any other matter concerning how the government is run is all aimed to conceive its main objective which is the well-being of society.