The Main Influence Of Government And The Idea Of Democracy

Government, a system set up by people, provides service to the common people and maintains order in society. Politics is the main influence in the decision making the public policies by the government. The Greeks were the first to formally introduce the theory of government and the idea of democracy. The Democratic Debate starts with the Founding Fathers pondering about the system of government. The Democratic Debate is the clash of ideas between elite democracy: a group of elites running the a small government versus popular democracy: big government control in the society. Our Founding Fathers, however, were divided in creating the government; therefore many issues today have occurred that weren’t relevant in the past.†¦show more content†¦Over the decades, the debate has been between whether these corporations should police themselves of making sure that the tragedies won’t happen again or whether government needs to intervene to set up rules to secure the basic rights of been in the workforce. One of the disagreements about this issue is about the enforcement of safety rules and its effects. The article Worker Safety Laws: after the triangle laws after the triangle Shirtwaist Fire clearly demonstrates the lack of care of the businesses for their workers. â€Å"California Chamber of Commerce is on a crusade against the Obama administration’s plans to set new rules for unsafe workplaces, industrial hazards, and threats to public health.† The chamber deems the efforts as â€Å"job killers.† It believes that California’s economy will not be doing well because â€Å"companies will go bankrupt, shrink or move out of California. Excessive taxes, regulations and paperwork, especially on small businesses, will crush private sector investment.† In contrast, the OHSA and labor union demands that more systemization be put into place to protect the workers. An example of this is putting â€Å"warning notices about potential exposure to toxic chemicals. According to the Los Angeles times, â€Å"by federal standards, Proposition 65 had resulted in 100 years of progress in the areas of hazard identification, risk assessment and exposure assessment.† This shows that the government setting up new