Altruistic style argumentatoin--or the CLAIM or reasoning,--was the government methodology in the oppression. Or the excuse for temporary horrors bringing about a better world. Your argument would have some more weight (not that its totally invalid in princinple on the "rules of the game" notions) if government half that time either confounded the problme, or likely IS often the problem. People in govenrment often work at cross purposes, because bureaucracy is itself is in the business of staying in business.

Ask anyone on the reveiving end of 'social work'....