While you might not be affected personally, because you've been successful, it's better for the government to have your back than it is to entrust it to the free market. There's a hell of a lot of misery because the gov. doesn't step in enough, doesn't take care of its citizens.

This was learned the hard way in 1929 and, for whatever reason, was quickly forgotten.

That said, I can see why it's undesirable to some.