It is utopian to think that the government can or should go away.
Is that my only choice, your intrusive nanny government that regulates peoples lives in the sure knowledge I can't decide how to make decisions for myself, or no government at all? How about a government that simply allows people to form contracts with other people for employment and salary, without some government know it all deciding what the terms should be. If I want to hire you at 4 dollars an hour and you are willing to work for me at that salary, why is it the governments business to tell either of us we can't freely make that decision? Be careful answering that, because a negative answer can only come from the premise that one of us is too stupid to make a decision affecting our personal lives and freedom.