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Government officials have the potential of
making decisions which may affect a large number of people and their society. Some
people may argue that a leader should simply serve the will of the people,
while other contends that leaders should make decision based on their own
judgement. I agree so far as politicians are skillful to expect a long-term
policy since they have deep knowledge and experience. However, the following
essay will argue that why this may not always be the case. The example of a
political corruption reveals that a politician does not always wield their
power for the public interest.
Admittedly, in certain cases which need
professional information, politicians should make decision based on their own
judgement. The first reason I have such a view is that government officials have
expertise about their field such as science, economy, or education. These
different kinds of expertise promote them to expect long-term policy better. In
the part of science, for example, they can expect well about dangerous factors,
following results, and efficacies after implementing the policy. In addition,
they can also calculate overall profits and revenue per year as a long-term
calculation in the part of economy. It is difficult for average people to
consider a long-term effect of these policies.
However, our logical thinking allows us to
believe this is not always be warranted by several reasons. Although government
experts have a perspicacious expectation of a long-term policy, they sometimes
tend to implement a decision for a personal interest. For example, there are a
lot of political corruptions in our society. Many politicians often wield their
political power to extract and accumulate for private enrichment and ignore the
difficulties of citizens. Furthermore, such corruptions can be exasperated more
because most of politicians do not represent of general people in a nation. To
be specific, in Brazil, the most of government officials are white people
nevertheless the most of citizens are black people. Therefore, some policies
that affect directly to daily life such as tax regulation should base decision
of the people they serve.
To sum, I believe that politicians are good
at expecting of a future efficacy and a damage of long-term policies. Although
they have more insightful perspectives than common people, leaders should reflect
the will of people and consider various aspects of society. In conclusion, we
should not ignore the importance of reflecting the average people’s opinion and
pursuit.
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