Ecclesiastes 10:19

Through laziness the rafters (of state affairs) decay and the roof sags, and through idleness (the roof of) the house leaks. The officials make a fest for enjoyment (instead of repairing what is broken) and serve wine to make life merry, and money is the answer to everything.

This scripture describes a government without God as ineffectual and lazy, where nothing gets restored. God is the motivator and gives us the wisdom and provision to supply the needs of the people. When God is left out of the equation, the answer becomes other people’s money (taxation) to fix the problem.