What have you learned about the intersection of technology project management, business policies, and the "human factor"- perceptions, expectations, and preferences and their combined impacts on technology decisions?

What have you learned about the drivers of government policy and decision making ?

Write a rebuttal to the following: You meet up with an old friend and they start making statements about how they do not trust the government, that they all conspire to trick people, to line their own pockets, and to take everyone's money. how do you rebut this argument?