No one will pay much attention to you until you show how your proposals will change his life for the better. Working to acquaint people with our message isn't always as much fun as sitting around thinking the American people aren't smart enough to understand our superior ideas, but it's a lot more productive. Hamburgers increase your chance of having a heart attack. Driving a motorcycle increases your chance of being killed in an accident. Even riding in a car is a risk.
Life is full of risks.
We decide which ones we will take on the basis of the benefits as we perceive them, combined with the risks as we perceive them. No two people will perceive these benefits and risks in the same way. The whole concept of a free society is based on the assumption that no one can decide what others should want. We can't leave our retirement money lying around on the table, because the politicians will grab it and spend it on their favorite pork barrel projects. That means if you and your spouse both work, one of you is working for the government and the other is working for your family.