First, the tag name you chose is appropriate. " Hamartia is often referred to as tragic flaw and has many examples throughout literature, especially in Greek tragedy. Bible translators may reach this conclusion, according to T. C. W. Stinton, because another common interpretation of hamartia can be seen as a “moral deficit” or a “moral error” (Stinton 221)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartia

Who ensures our produce and meat products meet certain levels of hygiene and healthiness.
Who keeps our cities, towns and states safe.
Who incarcerates criminals
Who prosecutes criminals
Who ensures that drugs released for sale to the public are safe
Who responds for disaster relief
Who sent humans to the moon and safely back to earth
Who regulates or did regulate the financial systems until deregulation. That worked so well getting goverment off our backs didn't it.
Who insures your bank account against bank failures
Who provides student loans
Who preserves our National Parks and Forests
Who protects all citizens from age, race sex and religious discrimination.
Who provided the opportunity for higher education for our military through the GI Bill
Who patrols our coastlines and risks their lives to save lives.

The government that who... Men and women doing a thankless job by your reckoning.
And I could list hundreds of other examples where the government(local, county, state national) touches your life in one way or another that you and so many others just take for granted. But remove those safeguards, remove those underlying services and you would have a nation in chaos.

Does everything work 100% perfect every time. No. But to say "I understand that there are people that depend on the government for much of their resources and that is unfortunate because the government is unreliable and has been for quite some time." Is just downright stupid, ignorant and dumb.