Politically

 It isn't unusual to see news articles by one group or another demanding millions of dollars be donated by government for their cause.  They present cases of why they want and need it. They don't present plans on how it can be achieved. That always bothers me as a news reader. It's easy to demand that kind of money but where does it come from? Really. We pay our taxes, at least most of us, and that large lump of money is spent by those we elect in our fair democratic process. It's the way we work in this country. Unfortunately, other sets of people in the country seem ignorant of the fact that there is only so much money but they want more without saying how, in order to meet their specific needs. They want it and who cares where it comes from, is the message. Just as in our own homes and families, we dole out  what we have carefully to make sure that everyone is satisfied but that no one suffers. But when I read news reports of these demands by very worthy people to meet their important issues, I feel kind of frustrated. It feels personal that every lot of people don't have what they need to meet all of their needs. While I want to be helpful to my fellow human, I am just another commoner, paying out in taxes each year, as much as I can. I pay it faithfully hoping that it goes to those who have concerns about themselves, their families and their cultural hopes. In Canada we pride ourselves in diversity and each of our many peoples who are now Canadian but wanting to continue respecting their roots, have differing needs. Sadly,  the fact that we all came to this land and settled here alongside those who were here first, we owe to each other caring and concern that everyone is safe and comfortable. But there just isn't enough to satisfy every need to its end. Our society is comprised of those who "have" and those who "have not" and that is just a fact worldwide. It takes heartfelt consideration to deal with that fact. We are all human first and then have differences that are okay and equal. The differences enhance our existence. There should, in all the richness of this land and peoples, never be those who suffer. That's how politics came to be.  The job of the politicians we elect, is to give primary attention to solving poverty and injustice. It's not an easy task and furthermore when politicians enter the field, they are certain immediately, to find the down side in which, even though they may be hard working and diligent in trying to solve the mountain of problems they confront daily, they are criticised and badgered and defamed for even the most minor things. Hopefully, they are also praised for their good works in what they have taken on. Wearing a nice expensive suit and sitting in a glorious parliamentary setting is not the normal day's  work they do, but it's the one the media shows us. The suit may be the only good one they have and was bought for use to look fine for the photos.  We like to look "good". But they are really  office workers who sit for long hours responding to the needs of their constituents and attempting to find ways to satisfy all the requests and demands. They are talkers, yes, and know how to behave in public lobbying settings or media interviews. They learn decorum and protocol through patience and experience. Good politicians have to speak carefully because every word that comes out of their mouths is sliced, diced and often taken apart and "re-assigned". Their pasts are examined under the media microscopes to the finest detail. They are often hounded by reams of reporters each vying with the other for a snippet of something to impress their editors. It can be a  politician's flip of a hand, an idle or often private word, an expression, a gesture or an aside. It's all grabbed and often coloured and taken out of context by lesser struggling media types. I think politics must be the most difficult work one can choose and the kinds of people who choose it are alone. It's something to think about.  Fairly.