Where has it been proven that less government is better?
The problem with charity is that it’s at its best when times are good and demand for their services is low, but they’re at their worst when times are bad and demand for their services are high. It’s a lesson we learned in the Great Depression.
Starting in the 80s republicans sold the fiction that government involvement is bad, always. This despite the fact that we have countless examples where businesses left to their own devices will prioritize profits over everything else. See Love Canal, train wreck in East Palestine Ohio last year, etc.