Government expenditure is growing in most countries. A considerable portion of this expenditure is going to businesses to provide services that Government claim its people needs. For example, the expenditure on Covid-19 vaccines. In my post The Masters of Production, I discuss at length how Governments use their funds.
People follow the establishment because of their extensive manipulation campaigns. They manipulate children in schools. They manipulate people through the media. They manipulate people with their selected experts. They manipulate people with religion. They manipulate people through entertainment. They manipulate people by cutting them off from alternative sources of information. It is a well coordinated strategy that people struggle to break free from.
RE: The Establishment