Half the time I get fucked with, its not even the government initiating it, but some criminal opportunist who figures they have a victim who won't call the police, or they can gain favor with the government by doing harm to me.
Thing is right now, .gov has bigger problems to worry about. I think we can duck back and not get screwed with by them, but some criminal opportunists who want to take advantage of us being spread out and weak, that's getting to be a real problem in the NW.