Nancee said:
“”"”"I want the same sort of independence from the government that illegal Mexicans currently have: “”"”"

Bingo. Therein lies the germ of an idea. If 12-to-20 million people can live largely “outside” the system with virtual impunity, then actual citizens who want to opt out of the nanny state will have to “go underground in plain sight,” by adopting similar tactics.

I confess, though, that I have no concrete or realistic suggestions as to how to pull that off on a grand scale.