Who to blame: the people or the government?

[Divine.bc]

I am from the United States and I believe that our government is comprised of the people. If there is an issue with the government than the people need to fix it. If our leaders aren't working than they need to be replaced. If government policies aren't working for us than we need to demand they be changed.

So, who is to blame for the faults of the government? I say it is the people.

[joebrook]

Government is there to make sure that the welfare of it's citizens are met, They should either provide jobs for it's citizens are make sure that there is a sound environment which makes it's citizens thrives. If the government hasn't provided that conditions then it has failed the people but if it has and the people are still living in poverty then it's the fault of the citizens.

[Noco1ner]

The goverment always, although people are also at fault believing the stories told by their politicians.
And this, starting from the fact that in the end the politicians are not the ones who have real power, but that would be another debate.
IMHO and after what i said, i think the percentage would be 80% Goverment - 20% Society

[boyptc]

There's should be balance for both, to the government and to the people.

You can't have a good governance if the people you are governing aren't cooperating with what you are doing. If the people were just cooperative and also have plans of making their lives better in the future, life will be easier. Don't blame it all to the government.

[_jshsnts]

You can blame the Government, the people, we can blame anyone. But the one that we should blame is ourselves. We should start the things In ourselves such as be responsible to the things we should do, because it started to us to the government and to the country.

[Jet Cash]

The real culprit is the creation of debt by the banking elite, and the theft of capital from the people and national reserves.

The people are also to blame for allowing it to happen, and to succumb to the drug addiction promoted by the deep state, and the government unicorns.

[TheBiochemist]

Poverty is one of the global conflicts that every country faces wherein cooperation from both its citizens and the one governing is crucially demanded. But despite the efforts of most countries, poverty still knocks at the doorsteps of every family and conflicts between the government and the people are always being talked about. Is it the people who needs to change or the government needs to clean itself? Who should be the one to make an effort?

The goverment is simply the voice of the voters, so the voters is responsible for everything they do, such is democracy.
I would say that the system is to blame, a monetary system that rules everything and makes sure the rich gets richer. It corrupts our democracy and turns us into simple wage slaves, without any rights or any way to get change done unless we unite against the system. To bad the system it self is designed only to prevent such united forces to every arise, by media trashings, laws, police and military forces or even intelligence service.

Everyone who help to build the system is guilty, every voter and taxpayer, police. military, and anyone who goes by in silent obedience knowing that the world is out of order.

[cryptowin1]

poverty has to be well treated through a collective endavour in the government and people. Also government should do the right thing to the people.

[mensahkkofie]

We are all to be blamed for the poverty in the world. In almost every country people have the power to change things that happen around them.For instance where there is democracy, the people make up the government. They have the power to elect the right people to stir the  affairs of the society in order to solve societal issues such as poverty

[Descon]

That is one of our greatest flaw as a human. We always look for someone to blame and disregard the mistakes we do. If there is someone to blame it will be ourselves. We want a better life a change in the way we live but us ourselves cannot change our own doings. If we want change in our world we must start at ourselves and dont blame it to others.

[squatz1]

It matters what country we're in and the system of government and the power of that system of government. Lets take the United States for instance, I would say that you're not able to blame the government for financial hardships as you're the ones (the people) are the ones that are electing the very people who are controlling the government and are setting forth policy.

This is also assuming that the government isn't too involved in finance/business. As in America, they are only involved to a certain extent, which isn't seen in all countries -- as some have more or less government regulatory control.

This is a case by case issue, tough one to be honest.

[fritzbird]

Both the people and the government needs to change and try to combat poverty.
It's a problem that has existed for a very long time with a long history. There are problems
that coincide and go along with poverty, the famous ones are crimes and corruption.
As long as this elements exists and continue to deprive the real solution for poverty,
it's just gonna get worse and worse.

[Tramle091296]

Poverty is one of the global conflicts that every country faces wherein cooperation from both its citizens and the one governing is crucially demanded. But despite the efforts of most countries, poverty still knocks at the doorsteps of every family and conflicts between the government and the people are always being talked about. Is it the people who needs to change or the government needs to clean itself? Who should be the one to make an effort?

Well Both of them need to cooperate government and the citizens as long it is a one sided it will be never be balance. some of the politicians yes we can say theyre good but with people who lacks at descipline the effort will be wasted. in same opposite scenario people have a discpline but most of the politicians always think on their own wallets, corruption and anything that keeps theyre wallet full. I know theres a lot of country does succeed it and  the reason is the cooperation of both side.

[Serco]

Poverty is very difficult to solve, not only citizens but even some countries are experiencing poverty. This is not only a problem for the country but it is our common problem and us as human beings to provide assistance to them. Sometimes government systems neglect to provide solutions to the poor and on average they do not care about eradicating poverty. I strongly agree with the vision of the mission of overcoming poverty, but it is unfortunate that many people cheat by using it. My advice if you want to give help to the poor, you have to see and go into the field to provide assistance to the poor.

[Bennix]

People are to be blamed especially when government of the day has created enabling environment for every form of legal business to take place. People are to be blamed if government provided conducive atmosphere for development as well as making Long lasting policies that will attract gigantic project and development in the nation.
Government has an entity should be blamed when it fails to make the necessary policies that will attract investors both local and foreign. Government should be blamed when it fails to actualize the purpose upon which it is voted for.

[squatz1]

People are to be blamed especially when government of the day has created enabling environment for every form of legal business to take place. People are to be blamed if government provided conducive atmosphere for development as well as making Long lasting policies that will attract gigantic project and development in the nation.
Government has an entity should be blamed when it fails to make the necessary policies that will attract investors both local and foreign. Government should be blamed when it fails to actualize the purpose upon which it is voted for.

This is what should be done, we should BLAME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS when they aren't doing (or at least, not trying to do) what they've been voted in to do. It's one thing to try and then fail, due to the nature of politics, but it's another thing to campaign with certain views -- and then change these views when you're in power.

I've spoken on this topic before, but we must continue to hold both sides accountable.

As the people do VOTE IN the government -- that's how DEMOCRATIC government works.

[Fayefot]

There is a saying that it takes two to tango. So for me, the government and its people should work hand and hand. Government provides while people use it accordingly. Sometimes we used to complain about our government but the thing is we must also work things out for ourself we must strive for the best.

[TiceOwil]

I claim not to be the monopoly of wisdom or knowledge but I think the best way to answer such question is first understanding the context of the question. When we say government, do we mean the institution or the people who run the institution itself? If we are talking about the institution as government, then the blame will be on the system of the institution. But if we are talking about the people who run this institution, then the blame is on the people. And not only the elected one but also those who elected them too. We also need to consider the type of the governing system too. In a Dictatorship, many would basically point on one person. But in a Democracy, society is to blame because democracy simply means "Rule of the people,by the people and for the people". So the key stakeholders are the people and should be the first to take the blame.

[PSYCHE0317]

It has always been misunderstood so i would like define what government is. Government is the system or group of people governing an organized community so government would not exist without people. If i were to decide who to blame the politicians (person holding or seeking office in government) or the poor i guess we should blame the politicians. People vote for politicians, and the politicians should make policy to eradicate poverty but most of them do not do what they supposed to do. Poor people are in poverty because they find themselves in holes in the economic system that deliver them inadequate income. Rather than blaming poor people for economic inequality, it’s more useful to look at what happens when the public actually is allowed to vote directly on tax hikes.  We should not view poverty as an individual phenomenon and say that it’s primarily their own fault that people are poor. Be careful about blaming the poor for their fates. We should stop victim blaming.

[Abeey4life]

According to my assumption, both government and citizens are to be blamed for poverty.