Most of us probably think about government in terms of money and public services. We pay tax and we make use of public services and benefits. We expect government to provide public services not least because we’ve given them our money to, and we expect services that meet our needs when we use them. Viewing government merely as a broker of our financial resources encourages people to think that if we rely on benefits or public services more than most we’re a burden, and if we can afford to pay more tax than others our responsibilities have been met. Democratic government is intended to put power in the hands of people but valuing money as the key asset means that people are valued only by their capacity to provide it and not ask for it.
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