LEARNING ACTIVITY 2 EVIDENCE: SPEAK YOUR MIND

1. A political system is optimal not because it produces the policies that

you prefer. It produces the policies that much smarter people prefer.

I do not agree. A political system is optimal when it produces policies that

everyone needs no matter what they prefer. On the other hand, the policies
that benefit a people are the product of the work of academically prepared
people who use their knowledge to discover the needs of a people. Taking
into account the aforementioned, I believe that there is no "ideal" political
system and all the political systems seen by humanity have always had
failures and do not comply with the proposed.

2. The ideal system depends on the cultural attributes of the population.

The ideal system has to protect the culture, religion and needs of the people
to make decisions. However, the objective has to be the main characteristic
of an ideal system so that things like religion, culture and needs are not so
important in decision making.

3. Individuals should be admitted to schools and hired for jobs based on

their ability.

Everyone's right to education and work must be preserved regardless of their

ability or any other condition. Everyone should be welcome to schools and
have the opportunity to apply for decent work and according to their profile;
Such conditions allow and promote discrimination and tear our society from
its own bases.

4. Unlike the private sector, the government is motivated by public

interest.

This is the ideal statement for a democratic nation, however, what we see and
live in a diary is a very different scene; Every day we notice that senators,
presidents, mayors and others who hold political positions are being jailed for
corruption, theft of funds and many other problems caused by their own
selfishness, ambition and the desire to have a lot of power.
5. Taxes allow the government to create jobs and provide welfare
programs for people in need.

It is correct, taxes are unpleasant but necessary. The government is looking

for additional funds to pay for the needs of its citizens, businesses at the local
level, taxes are very supportive, since they are used for spending on roads,
schools, libraries, sports facilities, fire and police services, and the salaries of
municipal employees.

6. Governmental programs encourage people to become dependent and

lazy instead of inspiring them to become hard-working and
independent.

The ones that the government offers us do not encourage people to become
dependent and lazy, but a badly designed and badly oriented program.
Government programs must have conditions and requirements to ensure the
effectiveness of the assistance provided. Programs that provide financial aid
more or less without any requirement make no sense.