Topic: Should governments make decisions about people’s lifestyle, or should people make their own decisions?

There are certain groups of

people

that endorse the project of letting the

state

interfere with our private life.

This

is supposed to improve the efficiency of public institutions.

However

,

this

view ignores the consequences it could lead to. In

this

essay, I will set out the arguments against the

government

's interference in our private lifestyles.

Firstly

,

people

have rights that need to be respected. Throughout our long history, our ancestors fought with monarchs and autocrats who strove towards subjugating the social system in their favour.

This

was the main reason standing behind the declaration of US independence issued by the Founding Fathers. By ensuring that citizens' rights are secured, we can dismiss the threat of totalitarian regimes, similar to that of the Third Reich.

Secondly

, independent

people

are more likely to achieve their goals. Everyone is different;

therefore

, there is no simple scheme that would define us.

Conversely

, the

state

that makes decisions

instead

of us would probably fail to get the best out of us.

This

can be illustrated with the already existing system in public schooling. The vast majority of parents complain that their children do not catch up with the material because children do not understand the information the lawmakers are trying to convey to them. Some raise the argument that entitling the

state

to shape our lifestyle would improve the stamina of certain public institutions,

such

as the NHS. Yet,

this

point is only half true. Forcing

people

to follow the

government

's orders would probably backfire. Most

people

in Western culture believe that nobody should tell them what to do unless there is a war.

Thus

, most

people

would try to undermine the

government

's position on purpose, just to demonstrate that there are limits that should not be crossed.

To conclude

, the

state

should not interfere in

people

's private life, as

this

would breach the rule of law and potentially lay foundations for future totalitarian regimes. The basic rights of citizens should be respected by the

government

because

this

would effectively factor in

people

achieving their goals.