Rattler,
Some of the "idiots" you pay the salary of may be your neighbors. I'm not anti-government. After all..the government makes sure your roads are safe to drive on, your food is safe to eat, your air is safe to breathe, your cars are safe to drive in, your mail gets delivered, your water is safe to drink, your taxes are not above your ability to pay them, your old age is not lived in abject poverty, armed gangs don't roam your streets, firemen will put out your house if it's on fire, your military defends you, your policemen defend you, your wildlands are sometimes preserved, art that you may or may not enjoy is preserved, museums are funded, schools are funded, disaster relief is funded, hospitals are funded, emergency rooms are funded, medical research is funded, road building is funded, airports are funded, and the security and air traffic controller personnel to employ them, and public transportation, etc., etc., etc.