Societies face complex long-term challenges — from climate change to ageing populations to crumbling infrastructure — that require difficult trade-offs in how resources are allocated and who should make those decisions. My research in this area examines public preferences for delegating policymaking authority, asking whether citizens favour legislatures, technocratic experts, or direct participation, and how these preferences are shaped by the distance between individuals' policy ideals and the positions of different decision-makers. This work also investigates how citizens prioritise across competing policy domains, including social welfare, public infrastructure, and environmental investment, revealing the trade-offs and political dynamics that shape support for long-term policy commitments.