The purpose of govt is to ensure that we have a fair and just society, and this means setting up rules and laws that would result in such a society.Just because the elites advocate what you want is irrelevant. I am talking about those who think they are owed to be rulers.
And by your tone you think the working class need overseeing
As for people "who think they are owed to be rulers", top of that list would be Trump, who keeps trying to overturn the last election and put himself back in the WH.