Our governments aren't really interested in improve our quality of life are they?

Question

We'll still be working 9-5 five days a week in 100 years time. The only difference is we'll be retiring at 85!

Answer 1

Governments are not one person, nor do they operate with one like mind, unless they are monarchies.

Governments in the advanced nations of the Earth are created by many people working together, all with their own agenda. When governments are legitimately representative of the people, and evenly enforce fairly written laws, they tend to be a benefit. When representative government breaks down, and powerful private interests are able to take control of institutions in government, then government can often wind up working against the interests of most people.

The historical record clearly shows that unless governments succeed in representing the average person, those nations fail to advance, establish justice, or prosper.

If it wasn't for representative government, we would still be working six days a week, in horrible, unsafe environments, like the people of third world nations.

If people would wake up and realize that if they start participating in the election cycle, we could all be working three or four day work weeks, as we currently should be, with the huge increases in productivity over the last fifty years.

Government can be the problem, but the historical reality is that representative government is the greatest tool we have to create social change, establish equality, and maintain equal opportunity for all. Stop letting conservatives, who want to re-establish aristocracy through meritocracy (Trotskyism), lead you to believe that government is the source of all of your problems. If people don't exercise their rights to representative government, then we are doomed to be ruled by corporations.

Answer 2

You're right. If the American government was interested in improving the averge citizens life. They would have much fewer unnecessary wars. Like Switzerland,Norway,Sweden,
Finland,Belgium,Holland etc.
Even if a person comes along and proposes a better way of doing things. It makes no difference because nobody's interested.

Answer 3

I wish I worked 9-5.
I work 7-5 five days a week.
And, I don't think I'll even make it to retirement age.
That's probably good. If I had to sit around all day, every day, I would want to kill myself.

Answer 4

No they are not bothered, when I see that Tony Blair im gonna grab the fuc*ster sit him down there and then till he tells me my issues are correct and im not joking infact im making it my business to meet the tossa when hes on holiday also, there is a sheep type culture amongst the politicians and other professionals that I find rather boring but to answer your question thay are all tossers well 95.5 of them anyway lol.

Answer 5

There is only so much others can do for you. Some things you have to do for yourself. I swear I didn't mean to do this on purpose. But it is true. If we weren't so materialistic we would not be in the messes we find ourselves.

Answer 6

Governments are really only interested in lining their own pockets....they don't give a damn about the people.

Answer 7

we should worry about improving our lives, not worrying if the government improving it for us. people work so hard (an so many hours) because they need to earn enough money to live an extravagant lifestyle they cant afford.

Answer 8

The only things that our M P's want is to line there own pockets
The only time they are interested in you is when they want your vote.

Answer 9

Probably because "Quality of life" is harder to measure than GDP, inflation etc...

Answer 10

dude do you know that much older peopleare enjoying work, because they don't want tot stay at home.