The UK is a bit of an exception here yes , especially since companies like Wetherspoons subsidize small local breweries . I ' m thinking more about the mainland . <| sep |> Doesn ' t he get paid to be as critical as possible ? <| sep |> When it was written , the constitution clearly defined what roles the government was supposed to execute . This included a post office , mint , defense , etc . Anything not on the list is left to the states or the people . Anything not on the list is inherently unconstitutional . If we like Medicare , Medicaid , SS , FCC etc all we need to do is add it to the list . It ' s that simple . Back in the day when alcohol was made illegal they passed an amendment to do it . Today know one would think of doing an amendment to make something illegal , so clearly the concept of the constitution has changed . Amendments aren ' t that hard to do and if you can ' t pass it , it probably means you shouldn ' t do it .