The_Proper_Role_Of_The_State

The Proper Role Of The State Throughout contemporary history, many (if not all) countries and nations have struggled with the question of the proper role of the state. No matter the form the government takes in a country it has undeniable responsibilities to the citizenry of the nation. This responsibility can range from the delegation of civil services to the protection of the people by means of the military. Ideally, in Canada the main function of the state is to provide public services to better the living conditions of the people, to maintain the economy, and to sustain a standing military force for protection. However, in Canada today, civil (government) service payrolls continue to rise beyond any private sector jobs, many public services suffer due to budget cuts and the military is so under funded that any money spent on it now is a waste. The article, “Rusted-out dune buggies’ under fire” by Bruce Campion-Smith details how the state is misappropriating its funds in the military/government and failing in its duty to the people. Firstly, one of the key factors in the irresponsibility of the state when it comes to distributing funds is the recent increase of government payrolls. Since November government, canada, state, military, canadian, federal, employees, system, services, private, people, due, campion-smith, under, public, need, money, iltis, health, funds, forces, dabrowski, armed, wages, towards, theatre, spending, soldiers, shortage, service, sector, rusted-out, question, positions, over