Well, yes, you probably could do at least that well since what they did was a great deal of slacking off (based on the theory that government is useless anyway - note to self: do not put people who think poorly of the government in charge of the government, much as I appreciate their gadfly function). But I believe the government can actually help us get out of this mess if they do it right (with the caveat that there are very few right options and a lot of bad ones).

Also, you forgot "piss" and "motorcycle" (not for the same question ;P).