Just like people, governments get stuck in their ways. Why do people smoke? Well, they get into the habit of smoking. In the same way, governments have lots of bad habits. Over decades and sometimes centuries, governments get more and more separated from the people. They build up militaries and security that "protect" them from the people. The open endless new offices and departments. The government becomes too large and becomes less and less effective. New politicians that come up also grew up in the same system. They are used to the way things work, so they don't try that hard to make and real significant changes. We need huge reforms to make any improvements in government.