Society is wiser than the individual, yes. But no where in that saying does "Government" factor in. Tell me how Police, Firefighters, Construction Workers, Doctors and so on need a Government to operate? Hell, Companies in Detroit donated $8 million to buy the Police and Emergency Services new vehicles, which the bankrupt city could not afford. Regular people in neighborhoods have taken over demolishing abandoned houses when the city could no longer afford to pay contractors to do it. People are taking care of the parks since they city has no money to take care of them itself. If we have no taxes, we have 20-50% more income to spend on what we want. If we want Police, people will pay to keep Police around. If we need Firefighters, people will pay to keep Firefighters around. If the roads are in need of fixing, people will pay to have them fixed. If we need Doctors, we pay them.