squeeky wheel gets the grease

There is something wrong with a system that encourages noisy segments of the population to dictate how the government can spend its precious little money.
The Chretien-Martin debt-reduction policy of the 1990's forced provincial governments to review their programs and cut their spending. The Quebec legislature decided it would drastically reduce and postpone road maintenance. This resulted in a surge in profits in the auto maintenance/repair industry, particularly the suspension, alignment, rim and tire segments, a requirement for complete overhauls of roads now beyond repair, and the occasional chunk of concrete killing innocent people.
Meanwhile, the only social programmes being restored were those getting airtime because people who were fed up (and either desperate or had nothing much better to do) organized rallies and major protests.
The buying of votes for the appearance of accomplishment and contentment of the mindless masses is exactly why I believe the democratic will is not always a competent decision-making authority and cannot be trusted as sole social custodian.

I wonder if the families of the recently deceased and injured realize they were robbed by all those who still benefit from the extremely low tuition rates in Quebec?