Here is a perfect and concise explanation of what a true democracy is about.
Letter: Why should I pay indeed?
Congressman Rod Blum in a Dubuque town hall (Monday) night asked, “Why should a 62-year-old man have to pay for maternity care?”
I ask, why should I pay for a bridge I don’t cross, a sidewalk I don’t walk on, a library book I don’t read?
Why should I pay for a flower I won’t smell, a park I don’t visit, or art I can’t appreciate? Why should I pay the salaries of politicians I didn’t vote for, a tax cut that doesn’t affect me, or a loophole I can’t take advantage of?
It’s called democracy, a civil society, the greater good. That’s what we pay for.
R&R - Reachout and Rebuild 
The idea of a social contract goes back to 1762 (Rousseau) and some would reverse it in 2017! Go figure. They really are backwards.