The first duty of a Nation to its People, is to provide a decent livelihood

The sole purpose of government is to govern, and 'governing' means to provide a decent livelihood for its People. I understand that economics is involved, but Capitalism is here to stay. How best to govern, than to provide a 'livelihood', good health, and shelter, etc., for the People. Of course, there's other aspects to governing, but isn't a Nations duty primarily to protect and defend the people it governs. Government should not take sides with 'economic ventures' because those activities are motored by a profit motive, and although that motive works in Capitalism, it will not work in governing a Democracy. Government has a duty not to align itself with 'economic ventures', particularly, at the expense of the People. Sure the economy is important, and maybe government should be more involved in the economy, but the important goal of government is a democratic goal; to provide for the Safety and Welfare of its People, and not to make a profit. In a Democracy, this attitude leads to Policy and Programs that benefit the underlying essence of all governments, viz., the People. When a Nation becomes more preoccupied with its relations to Other Nations, instead of its own People, something is not right. Primarily, because its concern should be the Welfare and Safety of its own People instead of 'some' project to enlarge its geographical parameters or to acquire power over another Nation. Of course, there is always the 'necessary posture' of 'defense', but otherwise, its concern should be the Safety and Welfare of its People. Unfortunately, the economic system, or Capitalism, is not motored by such an attitude. The 'Safety' of a Nations People is the safety within the National sphere and the Safety within the International sphere. The 'Welfare' of a Nations People is the physical, economic, and domestic welfare of the individuals within the National sphere and the 'Welfare' within the International sphere. Truly, the first duty of a Nation is to provide for the Safety and Welfare of its People, and that includes the economic welfare of its People. There is no room for a 1%; for a 'Plutocracy'; or for an 'Oligarchy'. A democratic system is motored by the Freedom and Equality of each and every individual and, if such is not the case, maybe its time to invoke the First Amendment and begin to 'peaceably assemble' our 'collective minds', at least, and bring about a real 'attitudinal change', and then, a 'real change' into a real democracy.