Today, we can make the cogent argument that government is useless (admitedly a concept that will prove upsetting to some). But think about it, please. What does government do well? What does it generate, ultimately, but oppression, violence and, over time, inevitable genocides as living standards degrade intolerably.
Logically, every law in fact is a price fix, transferring wealth from someone who has gained it and knows what to do with it to someone who has not earned it. Every law and regulation is an abrogation of Adam Smith‘s Invisible Hand. Every proclamation issued out by force diminishes the wealth and living standards of the larger community. Logically, it cannot be otherwise. (This is why laws always have unintended consequences and NEVER work out as planned.)
Sep 022011
