It's when it gets away from the constitutional functions that government becomes a problem.
Well duh. Now how do we roll it back without collapsing our economy, causing a revolt, etc...?
There's a reason I propose 'sneaky' solutions.
Still, consider that in at least some ways we're winning. Some victories I'm aware of:
1. All 50 states have CCW of some form now (yay!), and a lot more of it is 'shall issue'.
2. The war on drugs is breaking down, at least for marijuana.
3. Several states have relaxed their knife laws.
4. Even in Texas, excessive permit requirements have been shot down by the courts. Requiring somebody who only braids hair to get a permit that requires 500 hours of training that includes things such as the safe usage of toxic/caustic chemicals for things like perms and dyes?
The list is long and massive, and I'd like to go through the federal(and many state) budgets with a chainsaw.
Still, before you excise some government agency, you need to examine it's effects and such. Most should be phased out, not just terminated.