Aprendiz: Karin Martínez Páez

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 disagree. A political system is optimal because it produces the policies that
everybody needs no matter what anyone prefers. On the other hand, the policies that
benefits to a nation are often product of the work of the smartest scholars who use
science to discover the needs of a nation. Having said that, I think there is not an
“ideal” political system and every political system seen by human kind have always
had failures.

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

The ideal system has to protect culture and religion but be apart from them to take
decisions. However, objectivity has to be the main characteristic of an ideal system
so things as religion and culture shouldn’t be that important in taking decisions.

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

their ability.

Everyone’s right to education and work has to be preserved no matter their ability or
any other condition. Every person should be welcome to schools and have the
opportunity to apply for jobs; that kind of conditions allows and promote
discrimination and rips our society from its very bases.

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

interest.

This is the ideal statement for a democratic nation nevertheless what we see
nowadays is a very different scene; everyday, senators, presidents, mayors and
other political actors are being imprisoned because of corruption, embezzlement and
many other embarrassing issues originated of their own selfishness.
 5. Taxes allow the government to create jobs and provide welfare
programs for people in need.

That’s right, taxes are annoying but necessary. Governments are continually
searching for additional funds to pay for the needs of their citizens, businesses, and
bureaucrats. At the local level, taxes support spending for schools’ roads, libraries,
athletic facilities, fire and police services, and the salaries of county and municipal
employees.

6. Governmental programs encourage people to become dependent and

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

Governmental programs do not encourage people to become dependent and lazy,

but a bad designed program does. Governmental programs need to have conditions
and requirements to assure the effectivity of the help given. The programs that give
financial aid or so without any requirements are useless.