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What other purpose is at all rational? Why should the government support freedom, justice, or sovereignty in any case in which one of these abstract idea will lead to a less happy populace? Why should we follow any wide, broad ideology like libertarianism or liberalism or democracy rather than just applying one single rule to every situation: if it increases the happiness of the populace, it is right and should be instituted; if it decreases the happiness of the populace it is wrong and should not be? While we can argue over exactly what will maximize happiness, we should not use any other justification for government action. Government should only exist to give people what they want--and what they actually want, not what they think they do. Abstract ideas don't benefit actual people, except in those cases where they correspond to the best way of advancing happiness.