Support for New Zealand style MMP
representation
Having sat at a regional public sector management table, I can say
that in BC we waste a disproportional and massive amount of
resources on change in line with the "New Order" every time that we
have one of our swings to the Left or Right. We also end up with
people in the public sector who understandibly become disheartened
with really investing or believing in new policies because they are
going to inevitably change in any case. Coalition governments with
an element of proportional representation are much more likely to
buffer these extreme swings.
Secondly, processes are more impactful than contents,
i.e., ideology. A disenfranchised population ends up
being both unhappy and irresponsible whether it is a Soviet style
cog or one in the "Dilbert" corporate culture.
We need people to get involved and feel like they have a voice if
we want a society where people also take responsibility for their
actions(whether it be social responsibility or just productivity).
It has unfortunately become the norm to feel like big government or
corporations are "them" rather than us and take no responsibility
for the consequences of our behaviour. At the same time we then
expect government to take care of all our problems but argue about
whether to pay more taxes and increase the public sector or leave
things to the marketplace.The most powerful external modifier of
behaviour is still peer pressure and it is much more effective than
"educational" campaigns or regulation. It can only be relevant
however, when people feel that their government and public services
are "we".
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