[skaplun]

If George Washington declared himself king, you might be looking today at 30% unemployment like some of the euros

[kwhitefoot]

Most of the European states that have monarchs (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands for instance) are doing alright, Spain is an outlier.

[omginternets]

Let's not forget the UK.

[tehwebguy]

What is the point you were trying to make?

[skaplun]

"that the existence of government is just one small part."

I dont think you can qualify government as "just one small part". America would not be in the same place today without the decisions taken over time by its leaders. The same decisions would not be made under a different system of incentives for a leader like a monarchy/anarchy