what is the public interest

Chris
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What Is The Public Interest?


Public interest to me means simply, what the general consensus or attitude is of a body of people with similar attributes and/or backgrounds. Thus, if a policy gets passed and the general feel is one of disapproval there is a push to reform toward a more favorable outcome
As of the present day, the public interest seems be an attitude toward being able function successfully in society without having the government interfere in terms of running every facit of a persons life. Yet, we still would want government to step in when there seems to be no other plausible option. For example, we would like to have government start a national healthcare system but we don¹t want any part of government interfering with us when it comes to much of our private lives.