When full equality and cooperation is achieved government is no longer necessary. Government is necessary to help establish a more just, fair, and humane society. This involves minimizing the gap between rich and poor and strongly supporting minorities or others who may be at a disadvantage. Government is necessary to establish law and order and create conditions in which people are free to pursue their own interests. Government is necessary to protect people from internal and external threats, carry out essential projects which are not economically profitable, and to establish laws which treat people equally.
Government provides the strong authority necessary for people to live together.
The government guides and controls behaviour and oversees the development of culture and the economy. The guiding principles of the economy must be public ownership and cooperation. When private ownership exists no longer, the government will be able to direct the economy to the equal benefit of all, deciding what to produce and how to produce it. When all people have an equal share in the economy they will contribute as much as they can and the economy will be very efficient. The guiding principle of the economy must be cooperation between public and private interests.