[eluusive]

OTOH, maybe politicians shouldn’t be trying to meddle in the wellbeing of individuals beyond providing access to infrastructure and policing?

[tomrod]

There is room for more systemic improvement than that, surely. Or do you count education, social safety net, basic healthcare as infrastructure?

[GavinMcG]

How do we measure "should" or "shouldn't" there? Answering whether you're right or wrong requires looking at the alternatives and seeing whether political programs that go beyond infrastructure and policing create a better world.

There are arguably answers from all over the world that they do: universal healthcare and education are obvious ones.