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You asked “What are the incentives for government to serve the greater good of the country“ and I gave you an answer: it’s the reason why governments were creat
by pbourke 6y ago
You asked “What are the incentives for government to serve the greater good of the country“ and I gave you an answer: it’s the reason why governments were created. Are they perfect? No. Can they be entirely replaced by the private sector? No.
- dnautics 6y agoIf you really believe that governments were created "for the greater good of their people", I strongly suggest you review the entirety of human history. I'm not religious, but the hebrew bible has a really fascinating parable (1 samuel 16) about the israelites wanting "a king" (and importantly, describing there motivations for such) and god begrudgingly granting their wish with a warning for what was to come. Governments serving their people is a very modern and very imperfect concept. I would argue we're not there yet.