Because historically ... governments often or almost always side with companies, wealth and those in power (which are the people with money - and not elected officials)

The more you read about it ... at one point government just starts to look like an extension of the wealthy class and has either nothing or very little to do with the betterment of society ... government starts to look more like a system meant to manage society (for those in power), not make it better for people.

As the late great American comedian George Carlin once said -

“Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept their situation.”