You propose this initially as "individuals choose goals for themselves" but what it requires is "government to provide options for individuals." "Government to

You propose this initially as "individuals choose goals for themselves" but what it requires is "government to provide options for individuals." "Government to provide" gets you into huge trouble in large parts of the US who will decry this as socialism, etc. And sadly, even a lot of the US that isn't so cruel and selfish, seems worse than its peer countries at executing government programs effectively... Half the country doesn't have the imagination to imagine things could be better for everyone without being worse for them, and the other half doesn't have the imagination to hold themselves responsible for actually delivering results vs just trying.