There are consequences to a "government so small you can drown it in a bathtub"

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1. yeah, people drown in bathtubs.

ok, it's snarky, but that's right, people have accidents, sometimes in bathtubs, and government-funded ambulances staffed with people who are often government employees and often government-trained come to their rescue and save lives.

it's just one tiny example of government helping people, often to the point of life-saving help. there are many others.

unless there's not enough funding for that sort of thing.