I don’t think a government can “care”. A government is not a person. It doesn’t have a brain, thoughts, beliefs, or feelings. It has processes, laws, institutions, etc. which are all run by people.
I do think that most people who get involved in government are interested in making things better in their city, state, nation, etc.
However, their idea of “better” and mine might not agree: we might have different values.
I feel like, at the point at which becoming a politician became a dedicated career, things have taken a bit of a nosedive. You can go from school to retirement whilst only ever experiencing political jobs and nothing else that would inform your politics.
Agreed except I’m not sure about "most. Maybe some.
England, absolutely not. those tory motherfuckers would kill me to make a profit and that’s barely an exaggeration
Agreed
As an Italian, I can assure you that the structure of our government is good, the Constitution is top-notch, and the whole system is a masterpiece of art.
Unfortunately, the entire thing is plagued by politicians, so it is falling apart.
Unfortunately, the entire thing is plagued by politicians, so it is falling apart.
Then the structure of your government is trash.
Of course it may be, but after studying other types of government I am still convinced that ours is quite good. My point is that no matter how good a government is, at the end of the day it is run by people, and people are not perfect.
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USA…government only cares about protecting corporate interests. Public safety and welfare is only considered when it can be used as a smokescreen to further corporate agenda. That’s what I think and you won’t talk me out of it.
I’m transgender, so, that would be a no from me
I do believe that the primary goal of the government is still to increase the wellbeing of people. It’s a complex machinery. Even if most politicians are corrupt, the whole thing can still strive towards the good. Corporate influence and corruption go against it while decomracy and separation of powers go for it.
However
The question was if it cares about MY best interest. The answer is no. The very purpose of the government is to limit all individuals’ freedom for the greater good. Take stealing as an example. It would be in my best interest if I were allowed to steal. But that would still suck if other people were allowed to steal from me as well. If we all agree not to steal from each other, it will be even better for me (even though, individually, I would still be in better position to be able to steal when everyone else is not). So it’s not so much about MY best interest, as it is the society’s.
As a whole? Maybe. As individuals, I think some do and some don’t. As a whole, I think the government is designed in a way that responds to my interests, which is about as close to “caring” that a non-sentient system can get.
Smaller govts, like here in Norway, is just people doing what they can and has been educated to do. This faceless govt that a lot of people are describing, I cant imagine it here. It is built of people anyone can talk to. So yes, the government and the system cares about us as a whole. Not for me personally, though. Common good.
Some politicians and govt workers are completely self-serving, of course, even here.
No, our government only cares about profiting off the expense of other people and shilling out to corporations.
-Good ole US of A
It depends a lot which country, and who’s elected, and what the voter base is demanding.
I can personally compare Québec, Canada vs Denver, USA.
The US government, I feel like it truely doesn’t give a shit about individual people. Only profits and corporations. Québec has a ton of social programs, they kinda suck out of massive incompetence, but they do exist. You’re not gonna get sick and go bankrupt and then homeless. Unemployment is much more accessible. There’s always welfare to back you up if you end up in deep shit, it’s tight but it’ll feed you, sort of. I feel like the Canadian government generally tries to fight for the people, some would say at the cost of the economy, whatever, we’re alive and fine.
I don’t exactly feel like my taxes are used well especially at the 52% bracket, but I do feel like I get some out of it, whereas in the US you just kinda have to pay 12 different for profit companies to get anything.
Hell no. There are some within it that do, but they don’t get any real power. The ones who crave power get power.
The government is only as interested as I personally can influence the government. Almost not at all, but if they do something absolutely harmful to everyone, the government will have to listen to the people.
Absolutely not
“Governments are just bodies of people, usually notably ungoverned.”
