It's also a massive jail state, being world police, huge deficits, continued wars, terrible tax policies, failing Social Security, boon doggle on military spending, terrible immigration system... I'm aware some of the things I've mentioned overlap. Still a problem.
Restrictions?
We cannot collect rain water, weed, drink milk we farm/produce, restrictions on gardening on our own land, increasing gov. stewardship of massive amounts of American land, prohibiting hungry kids from eating school lunches over $...
You don't see this all as a problem, fine. I most certainly do. And I say this from a position of strength. My financial and economical foot print has tripled the last 2 years.