Overseas examples show citizens think of what is most beneficial for them — not from the perspective of the next election
One thing that seems to be well understood in this country is the enormity of its biggest challenge — unemployment. Talk to most people and they understand that a whole range of social problems cascades down from joblessness.
I discussed this issue the other evening while playing snooker with my pal Rob, who suggested making wage payments to domestic workers tax deductible to make it more affordable to bring people into the system. But how can you get traction for ideas like this, he asked in despair? He had actually written to the president and others canvassing the idea.
It works like this. Identify a group of 50-100 people, broadly representative of the population . When anybody looks at the citizen’s assembly they should be able to say, “I can see myself in that group”. Once up and running, it is critical to create a positive atmosphere that is conducive to favourable conditions for open and inclusive conversations. The transparency of the process must be guaranteed.
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