Marc Ó Cathasaigh ANYONE WHO’S EVER woken up with a hangover knows a little about stealing happiness from the future.
And to broaden it beyond just myself, how about my children? Do I make ample provision for their futures in my day-to-day decision-making? I think, by and large, parents do think about these things – it’s an area where altruism makes sense to us, and we often forego niceties today to plan and provide for our children’s future.
First, let’s take a look at that first sentence, future people count. In a literal sense, in our democracy, they don’t. In the next budget, in the next election, all parties will be trying to point to the impact on you, right now, in your pocket or your life. Very few will be pointing to things 10 years ahead, much less 100 years from now. So. our democracy tends to create conditions that reward promises and decisions within a short time horizon. This makes planning for the long term and for future generations extremely challenging.
As part of that work it receives and comments on the Finnish Government’s Future Report so that parliament ‘can recognise important political themes at such an early stage that different alternatives and policy lines are still completely open and under development.’ Interestingly, this committee also considers Finland’s responsibility to implement the Sustainable Development Goals under Agenda 2030.
And in doing so, in applying longer-term thinking to all we do, it’s my belief that we can create a more consensus-driven politics that will lead to better outcomes both for this generation and the ones to come.
Sweet revenue!
The hydroelectric power station at Ardnacrusha is a perfect example of what can be achieved
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