A SENSIBLE SOCIETY

What happens in so-called democracies, let alone in dictatorships, is that new governments replace cabinet ministers and top officials, bring about some minor changes in the distribution of the national budget and let strong ministers and officials indulge in ego-trips.

A sensible society installs a government that solves or reduces the most important problems of that society. For that purpose, this society first makes an inventory of most important problems by consulting all citizens in such a way that the citizens come to understand how to identify main problems and the consultation results are processed in a priority list. There are plenty computer programs available to do that job.

How can we help citizens help identifying main problems in a society? First of all by thinking about criteria. For instance, is the number of people that yearly die in the traffic or because of suicide of more or of less importance than the risk that a terrorist attack takes place, or that the average income per capita decreases or rises. Again, there are plenty of techniques available to help citizens sort out such choices. Much depend on the skills of drafting proper questionnaires.

Once the priority list is compiled, the new government is to solve or reduce the listed problems according to the established priority. At the end of its term the government is to account for what they were assigned for. Just like it goes for sports coaches, a successful government may get another term or is replaced by another government.