"The purpose of government is not financial well being of its citizens, but in maintaining order."

The statement regarding the government being more responsible in maintaining order instead of focusing on financial well being is a very sound opinion. There are several reasons why the government should be more concerned with maintaining order over just the financial well being of its people. The government as a whole should function to improve and maintain society, free trade should dictate finance rather than government, and the safety and order of all the people is much more important the citizens financial well-being.

I agree with the statement for a few reason, firstly, the less the government is involved in the individual financial decisions of its citizens the better. The government should concern itself less with finances and more with creating programs that can better the moral grounds of a society and therefore, maintain order in that society. Without order, and moral compass, there would be no finances to manage in a society. By focusing on social programs that would benefit the society as a whole, the government can maintain the best order and efficiency possible. The purpose of government is to be elected by the people to support their ideas and defend them publicly. The best way to do this is to focus on government programs that maintain order.

Secondly, the government should focus on politics and let free trade markets dictate the direction of the financial markets. The government is not elected to monitor free trade, but rather to monitor and maintain order in the society. In a democratic society governments responsibility lies in protecting the ideals of its constituents and not in determining how their finances be diverted. It would be best if the government never used or abused its authority by overextending its boundaries to influence finance. The recent government programs that have been used in the United States to rescue failing businesses has shown to be a failure on the part of the government. The government cannot pick and choose who to rescue financially and who to let flounder and fail. Instead, the government's purpose is to maintain political order and let free markets correct themselves.

Thirdly, the governments chief responsibility is maintaining the safety and interests of its people. Although, sometimes this may include using some financial reforms, I do not think that the financial reforms are the main responsibility of the government. The government should be much more concerned with funding a military to protect it's people and to create a social structure that maintains order. By properly funding a military the government is maintaining order. In my opinion funding the Department of Defense in the United States is a very effective and intelligent way to maintain order in our society. These should be the governments main responsibilities, safety and order.

Although the government may be responsible for some financial securities of the people, the main function should definitely be maintaining order amongst its people. The government can do this by creating programs that give its people sound moral compasses, allowing free markets to correct themselves rather than meddle in the markets, and funding programs that maintain order of the citizens such as the Department of Defense. By combining all of these government programs the government can accurately and effectively maintain order, which is its chief responsibility.

THAT WAS MY RESPONSE TO AN OPINION QUESTION ON THE GMAT LOL