Good well-being should be the desired outcome. It should be the measurement by which "success" is determined. What tools are necessary to achieve good well-bei

Good well-being should be the desired outcome. It should be the measurement by which "success" is determined. What tools are necessary to achieve good well-being should be the topic of research and political debate. I think the problem we have today is that, politicians in particular, are only interested in the metrics that make their preferred tools look good. So a hard line socialist is inclined to ignore the benefits a free market provides and focus solely on how state-run programs can solve everything. On the flip-side, conservatives see a strong economy, put all their faith behind the free market, and ignore the proven effectiveness social programs have in areas where capitalism struggles like healthcare.