That is the nature of government. The population of the US is getting increasingly dependent and in need of control. I'm not, you're not, many of us here are not, but the trend seems to be moving in that direction.
Why does this sound like a justification for an authoratarian regime? Hitler and Mussolini both used the same kind of argument, although you could argue that Mussolini was fairly benign in his regime.
Whatever happened to "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."?
Notice that this states that the government of the United States is formed BY THE PEOPLE. The government exists on our sufference, not the people existing on the government's sufference. Government is there to provide a unifying point for the people, insure that justice is maintained within our borders, promote peace among the people, defend our people against threats, allow us to live in peace and the ability to improve our situation, and allow us to do this without threat or violence overcoming our rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness".
Where, in any of this, did the government EVER achieve the right to "control" the population in any way, shape, or form? If the people have become "dependent" upon the government, then the government has failed the people by failure in their basic purpose. When this happens, then the government should be replaced wholesale, just as we did for the British crown.