Healthcare has worsened since the advent of the ACA as one example of the fallacy of that argument. My insurance has doubled in 2 years and my healthcare itself has not improved.
Education has not improved in ANY area because of government. Poverty is up for debate, due to the consideration of what poverty actually is. How are you able to justify that statement and then go on to say that the wealth gap has increased?
I'll give you crime rates, but a lot of that is tied to technology and IMO gun ownership. People are afraid to do crimes to regular citizens due to the fear of being shot and killed.
Ask yourself this question, if you felt the need to go rob someone,..what would your first fear be? Be honest, because I know what mine would be. Also, the police getting away with shooting people day in and day out, may also have something to do with the crime rates going down. That is in fact government contribution in that case, but is that the type of contribution that someone like you values?
Or are you suggesting that people are just learning to behave, just because?