mobleyDo you genuinely believe that government as a whole actually cares about your best interest?
animist“Governments are just bodies of people, usually notably ungoverned.”
No, our government only cares about profiting off the expense of other people and shilling out to corporations.
-Good ole US of A
simpleLiterally nobody has ever said this lol
dudeami0Haven’t talked to many billionaires then, they love how the government helps them.
You ad an individual no. You as a collective yes. What is good for the collective (society) may be individually good for you.
toomanypancakesAs a whole? No. Individuals within the government interacting with me? 40/60 chance against.
Government care that you are in the condition to pay as much taxes as possible. Which honestly is not bad, considering how selfish humans are…
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.
dan1101Agreed except I’m not sure about "most. Maybe some.
Big PI think not many lower level, a lot of the mid level then less of the high level officials care
Hey! I agree mostly. I don’t really believe people who get into government are often nterested in making things better though. I think some people get into it to make it worse, which makes more room for market solutions.
I would argue many people are initially interested in making things better, it’s just that power and lobbying have a tendency to corrupt people
Chaotic EntropyI feel like, at the point at which becoming a politician became a dedicated career, things have taken a bit if a nosedive. You can go from school to retirement whilst only ever experiencing political jobs and nothing else that would inform your politics.
No. They care about their interests. Hence I’m anti government
LvxferreA government/country is an “it”, an abstract entity; it is not a living human being, and cannot “care” about anything.
People working in that government care may or may not care about you, enough to change the behaviour of that government in a way that benefits you. But odds are that they don’t.
And, just in case that the government in question is the one I pay taxes to (Brazil): the people in said government care about you as much as they care about a milking cow in a battery farm.
Congress has proven to me over and over again that they don’t, it’s not about what I believe anymore.
Absolutely not
I think most of the elected officials care to some degree, they just aren’t good at correctly choosing reliable sources of determining what is actually in the best interest of the people.
🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆Hell no.
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.
∟⊔⊤∦∣≶That’s hilarious! I’ll do one!
Do you think they’re actually sorry when you’re on hold and the voice says ‘we’re sorry for the delay, a customer service rep will be with you shortly’?
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.
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30SUnfortunately, the entire thing is plagued by politicians, so it is falling apart.
Then the structure of your government is trash.
CrackhappyWhoooosh
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.
Sorry yall downvote away but I gotta bring up covid in this context. oh yeah sure, after decades of not giving two shits about us suddenly the government is concerned for our health and safety? No one else found that to be immediately sus as hell?
AdaI’m transgender, so, that would be a no from me
DuchessEngland, absolutely not. those tory motherfuckers would kill me to make a profit and that’s barely an exaggeration
emptyotherSmaller 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.