> Why should they care about you if you’re not even there asking them to care about the things you care about? Because they were elected to their position spe

> Why should they care about you if you’re not even there asking them to care about the things you care about? Because they were elected to their position specifically to do what's best for everyone they represent. That is, quite literally, their job. And yes, I care more about me and my own than I do for others. But I do care for others. Plus, caring for my own means I need to care for others because society as a whole must survive and be better tomorrow than it is today if I want the best for my own in the future. All that being said, we do create laws to make sure people act in the best interest of "people", not "person", and that includes limits on what lawmakers and those that interact with lawmakers can do. They are part of that mitigation you spoke of. We can change how humans behave, counter to their human nature, via those laws and their enforcement.