What should matter in government?

[Marshalscienceguy]

What should matter in government? Being productive or being weighted? The issues with most government set ups is that they are either a complete mess, easily taken over by corruption, or weighted to one side. government will be more beneficial for the poor, one more beneficial for the rich, one easier for business men or all only beneficial to a small group of people. Such as kingdoms and emperors which is most beneficial to the royalty and those in charge since they seemingly cant do any wrong. In school our teacher asked us to make a utopia. This was a long time ago I was like 14.

 

Mine was based on a logical set up which was equally beneficial to all people and would encourage and aid people in pursuing careers they were actually good at. Such as scientist minds being pushed to do science and prepared to pursue science. People who are good at art would be trained and encouraged to pursue art careers and training kids from the time they are little. However many complain this is unfair. That if someone is great at science and a terrible actor they should have the freedom to be an actor even if they later end up poor.

 

We cant afford to take care of poor people. We should make sure there is the largest amount of people working and that everyone is well off. We should not have homeless and people starving. this is terrible and shows that a government is not efficient. So whats more important? Insuring everyone is working, productive and not homeless or freedom to choose something you are probably going to be terrible at? In a lot of societies the only people who can make something of themselves are those with the money to pursue such things.

Edited January 19, 2014 by Marshalscienceguy

[Popcorn Sutton]

I think it's important for a government to know everything that they can

[Dekan]

When you say "a government", what does that mean? Surely a "government" isn't a real physical thing, like an "arm" or a "leg".

 

Isn't it only a euphemism for "bosses" - ie strong people who dominate the weak.

Edited January 19, 2014 by Dekan

[davidivad]

What should matter in government? Being productive or being weighted? The issues with most government set ups is that they are either a complete mess, easily taken over by corruption, or weighted to one side. government will be more beneficial for the poor, one more beneficial for the rich, one easier for business men or all only beneficial to a small group of people. Such as kingdoms and emperors which is most beneficial to the royalty and those in charge since they seemingly cant do any wrong. In school our teacher asked us to make a utopia. This was a long time ago I was like 14.

 

Mine was based on a logical set up which was equally beneficial to all people and would encourage and aid people in pursuing careers they were actually good at. Such as scientist minds being pushed to do science and prepared to pursue science. People who are good at art would be trained and encouraged to pursue art careers and training kids from the time they are little. However many complain this is unfair. That if someone is great at science and a terrible actor they should have the freedom to be an actor even if they later end up poor.

 

We cant afford to take care of poor people. We should make sure there is the largest amount of people working and that everyone is well off. We should not have homeless and people starving. this is terrible and shows that a government is not efficient. So whats more important? Insuring everyone is working, productive and not homeless or freedom to choose something you are probably going to be terrible at? In a lot of societies the only people who can make something of themselves are those with the money to pursue such things.

 

there was once a great country that had such ambitions not all that long ago.

do you have an opinion on corporations and small businesses?

[Endercreeper01]

What about people who are good at multiple things?

[Marshalscienceguy]

What about people who are good at multiple things?

They will at a point be told to pick which talent they want to pursue.

 

When you say "a government", what does that mean? Surely a "government" isn't a real physical thing, like an "arm" or a "leg".

 

Isn't it only a euphemism for "bosses" - ie strong people who dominate the weak.

Government like monarchy, dictatorship, democracy, empire you know the kinds.There is different types.

 

 

there was once a great country that had such ambitions not all that long ago.

do you have an opinion on corporations and small businesses?

That a very vague question could you elaborate? Business creates jobs, the more people working the less people on the street, the more people homeless and on the street the worse a country gets. Its not good to have a lot of homeless and a lot of poor. We can say a company is evil but that does not work. Since in reality we need them to survive. Unless of course we want to be homeless. Even if a company is abusing the workers which is much more likely to happen in large corporations and big company's apposed to a small mom and pop store simply destroying the business will fix nothing. We will just end up of thousands of unemployed and homeless and we most defiantly don't need this. Its horrible seeing people begging on the street. There is countries that have a lot of money to spend but a ton of homeless people. This does not show a strong country.

Edited January 20, 2014 by Marshalscienceguy

[Popcorn Sutton]

It is horrible to see people begging on the street, but the ones who have a home and are begging for a better life never seem to be heard.

Edited January 20, 2014 by Popcorn Sutton