While institutions are necessary for the continued functioning of society, not all institutions that exist in society are necessary or give the best provision. This is illustrative of the, or my, fundamental problem with institutional structures and the cause of my distrust. Institutions are typically set up for a specific purpose, but by definition, they become entrenched in the social structure, which makes them difficult to remove. The manner in which they become entrenched is the problem, however, as self-perpetuation becomes the purpose of the institution and whatever the original purpose was is relegated in importance. While good external checks and balances can alleviate this, to a degree, they do not solve the problem of the existence of unnecessary institutions. Furthermore, some institutions while necessary in what they offer crowd out the existence of other structures or institutions that could provide what they offer in a different and better way.