In a democracy, the decisions which involve weighing the interests of one social group against another, present generation against future generations should be taken or at least approved by whom?

The people

Decisions that involve weighing the interests of one social group against another, the present generation against future generations. In a democracy, such major decisions should be taken or at least approved by the people themselves. It is important to take advice from experts on mining, environmentalists, and from economists. Yet the final decision must be a political decision, taken by people’s representatives who are in touch with the feelings of the people.