How does our government respond to the priorities of its people?

Using our taxes to fix the problem or finding other ways to fix the issues. in some cases it just doesn't.

For the answer to the question above asking why are latifundias seen to have a negative impact on the development of a country as well as its environment in South America?
Because latfundia becomes more mechanized the farmers are leaving the land for the cities and that is bad for the economy.