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A profound concern is the extensive reach of government agencies that seem to operate with questionable priorities. The case of a man whose pet squirrel was confiscated and killed by authorities exemplifies perceived government overreach and inefficiency.
The narrator criticizes the endless proliferation of federal agencies—more than 450 at the federal level alone—created over a relatively short span, more than double the age of the nation. Many of these agencies seem disconnected from their core missions, which leads to wasteful bureaucracy and operational chaos.