better for me or the country????

With all the promises before an election, shouldn't we more consider what's right for the country economically? All the 'freebies' we've been given in the past have taken away other luxuries we'd come to enjoy; good hospitals, education, and education. One thing that really impresses me is the lib's 'rebate' for childcare, which gives the money straight to us instead of using the state government as middle man (and bleeder)- hopefully this is the first of many steps to take away that useless level of government.