mobleyDo you genuinely believe that government as a whole actually cares about your best interest?
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.
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.