Yes. Most no longer qualify as "citizens who need least governed", whether because of ignorance or meanness. The question always comes down to building more and more systems until everyone is a government employee (then failing economically), or collapsing it on purpose(revolutions, wars) and starting over with different tactics.

Can a monetized society become balanced with natural resources to meet sustainable demands when the marketing has been so successful by making people ignore real needs in favor of artificial wants?