Bloodsucking Government

While reading the Declaration of Independence, I came across the following quote:

 

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

 

Immediately, I envisioned a bloodsucking tick. Normally, they're a nuisance and a pest; but easily dealt with. Unfortunately, the bloodsucking government we have today has again gotten so big that it resembles the Officers described in the Declaration of Independence.

 

(And, yes, I know this animation is kinda gross. Sorry about that!)