size of government and the competence of government

[Jimbean]

I don't disagree (it's part of why I consider anarchy optimal—the smallest govt is no govt). But how would you substantiate this claim?

The only way to substantiate any claim is with facts.

We can also apply the principle by Ludwig Von Mises that government have no price discovery mechanism and therefore cannot allocate resources efficiently.

Or that an external authority cannot maximize utility for a rational individual as well as the individual.