The role of a government in a nation's economy?

Question

What do you think is the role of a government in a nation's economy?

Answer 1

requlation and stimulation??   People are economy's back bone, and not corporations and the mighty dollar, without requlation the back bone will suffer

Answer 2

to allow it to take its to take its course, and not interfere. The duty of a government is only to protect the rights of citizens, not to mess around in the economy. The government never helps the economy by regulating it, it just hurts it.

People say that without regulation people would be exploited by their employer, but this doesn't make sense if you really think about it. A person can always quit their job if they are being abused. A person has a choice to take a job or not, no one has a right to demand someone pay them a certain salary or give them certain benefits.  

"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others." -Ayn Rand