I do think the government purpose is to serve it's population and society.
But I also think that it is business's purpose to serve society as well. At some point we moved away from that.
We used to have companies that would donate to the school library or to fund school technology programs. Now, some of that was rooted in the idea that they would need workers in the future so this was part of the pipeline but it was also building society. (You still do see companies donating money to sports programs, for their banner to be displayed)
Currently companies are all complaining about the lack of X, yet are they funding training for X? No, we expect workers to come in fully trained and ready to go.
Looking beyond that, companies are willing to up and shift counties in order to save money but that has effects on the local economy.
Its a prisoners dilemma if you expect business to contribute towards infrastructure that benefits everybody. education and infrastructure has to rely on the government for this reason.
But I also think that it is business's purpose to serve society as well. At some point we moved away from that.
We used to have companies that would donate to the school library or to fund school technology programs. Now, some of that was rooted in the idea that they would need workers in the future so this was part of the pipeline but it was also building society. (You still do see companies donating money to sports programs, for their banner to be displayed)
Currently companies are all complaining about the lack of X, yet are they funding training for X? No, we expect workers to come in fully trained and ready to go.
Looking beyond that, companies are willing to up and shift counties in order to save money but that has effects on the local economy.