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 Originally Posted by CoccoBill
what is the government's purpose?
That's gonna depend on your own opinion. The government has no "set" purpose... I could say it has a responsibility to provide healthcare, the next person can say get a job and provide your own healthcare. Most people would say the government should build and maintain roads, however some might say that should be a job for private enterprise.
In my opinion, the government has a responsibility to provide the best environment in which their citizens can thrive. Making people thrive isn't the government's job.
As for happiness... well that's a crock of shit at the best of times. I've been skint most of my life, and happy for most of it. Right now I'm not very happy, because I've falled out with my closest friend. Haven't seen her for months. If given the choice between £50k and my friendship back, it's an easy choice.
So how can the government provide happiness when happiness is something that happens as a consequence of persosal relations?
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