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Introduction
Thomas Jefferson once said, "A wise and frugal government shall restrain men from injuring one another...(and) leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits,". In reality the government is too excessive in violence, with many minorities suffering from police brutality; it has not addressed the growing inequality in america from increased cost of living; and it has used the money meant for improving society on costly wars. In order to carry Thomas Jefferson's vision on a "wise and frugal government", the american government needs to substantially reevaluate its budget in order to use that money to encourage people to pursue their satisfaction.

The Status quo
Jefferson intended the American government to use the least amount of interference in order to have the maximum level of Americans to pursue their own interests. As the American Government has become more expansionist and arrogant, the quality of life for people that weren't upper-middle class whites has decreased with increasing wealth inequality. The funding that the government obtained has lead to costly disasters like the Afghanistan war. However the White Oligarchs continue to support the ineffective government because it sustains their prosperity.

How other sources are reacting to this disparity
Many other organizations agree that prosperity and satisfaction should be more equally distributed. Time acknowledges that the wealth gap wasn't always as wide, from being 13% of wealth for the one percent and 20% to being vice versa today, such wealth inequality us made possible through Reagan's Laissez-Faire economics when manufacturing jobs were outsourced overseas to maximize profits The government money that could be used to support quality of life has been used inefficiently, Forbes stated that such ineffective government spending has only increased cost of living, further inhibiting Americans their right to "regulate their own pursuit" The arm of government intended to prevent internecine injury has continued to injure innocent black Americans due to implicit bias. Excessive conflicts such as the war in Afghanistan has cost America $8 trillion and 900,000 lives.

Counterclaim & rebuttal
Other people might object to changing the status quo. They cite that taxing the rich would negatively impact business, gov spending only increases growth, and that more policing means less crime. However taxing the elite can support business through using such taxes to enhance the supply chain and improve quality of life to the workers. Government spending has proven to only increase debt. Extra policing and extra clamp-downs are not effective, the reason why people commit crimes is a lack of education as well as dissatisfaction.

Conclusion
The government has strayed far from Thomas Jefferson of being wise and frugal and has pitted conflicting interests against each other. In order for the government to reinstate its trust among the people, it needs to be more accessible, less interfering and gain consideration towards all Americans.