The Democrat party is not looking for solutions- they are looking for power. Thus government is most certainly the solution they seek. It's just that in order to acquire government power, it is important that they never fix anything, so their constituency will remain dependent on them for elusive solutions that are always just one or two more elections away from realization.
This is why, when they are presented with ideas that are proven to work, they immediately discard them. If they ever solved the problems that plague their constituency, their voters would no longer need them.