Government
Last night I read quite a few articles and comments about government, which got me to thinking…
What is government’s purpose? What is good government? How can I tell if
someone is right or wrong in saying that our government sucks? I can’t recall
running across any clear-cut answers to any of these questions so I thought
I would try to figure out what my answers to these questions would be.
Basically I realized that I feel that it is Government’s job to foster positive
social growth and reduce or eliminate social ills.
OK, that led me to making a list, because I realized that determining what
is or is not a social ill is completely discretionary, and I needed to figure
out what I felt about all of this. (I am starting to think that being active
in any politcal process is really hard. It took me almost an hour to do a
bit of self examination and figure out what I think/feel about most of this
stuff.) OK, so here’s the list…
| SOCIAL POSITIVES | SOCIAL ILLS |
| Productivity | Crime |
| Health | Pre-mature Death |
| High Education rates | Poverty |
| Innovation | Excessive laziness |
| Limited waste / full use of resources | Disease |
| Low environment impact | Filth / Squalor |
| Religion and Religious freedom | Waste |
| Opportunity for individuals | Illiteracy / Ignorance |
| High Standard of living | Environment degredation |
| Ease of transportation and communication | Over-worked citizenry |
| Individual self-control | Unhappiness |
| Happiness (or it’s pursuit) | Rudeness |
| Enjoyment of property | Impending on one’s enjoyment of property |
| Generosity | |
| Privacy |
of effective ways to promote the positives and curb the negatives. Luckily,
I have history and current events to look to for a lot of suggestions. I
think that I will also realize that I missed a great number of things as
well as many details, which are probably subcategories under these list items.
If you are interested in adding something that you feel I have forgotten,
go ahead and leave a comment.
Posted by David under Personal Development |
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