Protecting its people

Attending the political lecture was fairly interesting.
Obviously part of why our Government is here is to protect its people. We established that in the very beginning  Government is meant to protect and not oppress it's people. As V for Vendetta says, "A government should be afraid of it's people, not people should be afraid of their government"
The government also helps stabilize businesses, which are made to make profits. Despite this, it is the government that has gotten us into recession. Through outrageous spending on a variety of things we have a huge debt that we really don't know how to fix.
I mean, it's not to play the blame game or anything, because the government is suppose to sustain landmarks, and help the poor. that's where a lot of their finances go, which is very acceptable to our system of government.
However, it does become a little disturbing to see the money that is poured into things that much of the american public does not approve of.
Mostly I feel as though the government maybe needs to take more active steps in informing the american public of just where this money is going. The government seems to think in a lot of cases that if people knew, they wouldn't follow their ideas. If that is the case though, then it is time we created a new government. Only a weak leader keeps their ideas to themselves in fear of rejection.
Dunno. Just some thoughts on the matter.