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 You know what else has a record of being as it is?  Government. 
 Saying something is already in a certain way means that nothing ever improves.  If there's an improvement to be had, there's a change to be made. 
 Change introduces risk 
 And such changes to fatal outcomes. A sound base keeps the house stable in case of disasters. 
 Government always being as it is means paper required to print all the laws and regulations hasn't changed. The problems we face are mostly derived from the fact that government has changed. Towards totalitarian and hyper centralised