Editor: Many candidates say that if elected they will reduce governmental intrusion into voters' lives  But voters actually elect politicians who instead promise that the government will provide assistance to solve their most pressing problems  Governmental assistance, however, costs money, and money can come only from taxes, which can be considered a form of governmental intrusion
Thus, governmental intrusion into the lives of voters will rarely be substantially reduced over time in a democracy
Politicians never promise what they really intend to do once in office.