Too Tasty to Fail
In fact, the government has already tried and failed to alleviate the Maryland crab crisis. Perhaps we should let capitalism have a crack at this problem.
In fact, the government has already tried and failed to alleviate the Maryland crab crisis. Perhaps we should let capitalism have a crack at this problem.
If you do believe that they do more good than harm, consider the unseen costs. What kind of private alternatives are being crowded out by the very presence of the police?
The prospect of high profits after natural disasters should attract firms to disaster-prone areas, but if they are not allowed to earn high profits after disasters, they might as well do business in safer environs.
But in fact, they have become responsible for great evil, the leading one of which is to contribute to the great lie that government is doing good for us.
From “Capitalism the Creator: The Mises Circle in Seattle,” a Curt and Allora Doolittle Seminar. Recorded 17 May 2008.
H.L. Mencken once described democracy as "simply a battle of charlatans for the votes of idiots."
"It is absurd to believe that an agency that may tax without consent can be a property protector. Likewise, it is absurd to believe that an agency with legislative powers can preserve law and order."
The happy life comes through permitting maximum freedom to associate and choose — a freedom that applies to everyone and under all circumstances, without exception.