but you didn't know anything about the society/culture in which you would live. As difficult as it may be, put your "present self" aside. Imagine that you are completely ignorant of your future talents, abilities, health, parents, social status, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, work ethic, class position, etc. NOW, ask yourself, what should the social contract be? What kind of a society would you want to live in? How should governmental resources be allocated? I think we'd all be well served if we could put aside our biases and our "present selves" and ponder this question. Do you want Norway or something more along the lines of Ayn Rand? If this thread interests you, you might want to look into philosopher John Rawls as he wrote extensively about it. Here's a brief introduction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLeP-v2zFpk

Peter T.

And if you have no interest in the above topic, here's one of the finest duets I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Southside Johnny and Ronnie Spector doing early Springsteen, with horns!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HHgkHFcnK0