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Major policy decisions should always be left to politicians and other government experts, who are more informed and thus have better judgment and perspective than do members of the general public.

Government¡¦s policies must benefit not only the nation but also all its people.
However, what kinds of policies are good for the country and truly profit the people? How to take balance of the experts¡¦ opinions and public¡¦s demands?
Someone may say that the nation belongs to its people and the government should service its people so that major policy decisions should made by the general public. Assuming that we count on general public to make the decisions, there will be too many different opinions to follow. Assuming that we follow the majority for democracy, the minority may always be repressed. The publics usually lack professional knowledge, especially specialized fields¡Xdiplomacy, national defence, economy¡X so that they can¡¦t do a proper decision on major policies and have wrong perspective on the situation.
During 1970¡¦s, Chiang Ching-kuo¡Xone of the most respectful premiers in Taiwan¡Xachieved many foresighted econ...

Posted by: Jack Drewes

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