The purpose of this essay is to address the role of government for private market and to find out the extent and the scope that government’s involvement with private establishments can be justified by economics. It seems to be assumed that government has a fundamental and necessary role in the business of private enterprises. This is not merely an assumption—it is the current paradigm and dogma.
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Why is politics often associated with corruption, dishonesty, and shallowness? You may be surprised to notice that there is a common denominator underneath that we have often forgotten or just haven’t bothered to think about at all. Franz Oppenheimer once described the only two ways to work in a society. The first is based on [...]
Posted in Society | Tagged coercion, Economics, Franz Oppenheimer, political means, politics, special privileges, stealing, violence, voluntary cooperation, zero-sum
Equality means that both parties are in the same level, respected and treated according to the same standards. This is the theory, but in practise we seldom face it in reality. Unfortunately we have created this system ourselves and thus are responsible of the results as well. We are living among double standards. Some rules [...]
Posted in Society | Tagged coercion, equality, ethics, freedom, ideas, ideologies, justice, law, legal system, liberty, public good, voluntary cooperation
Expecting to gain more than one is willing to put on the table is foolhardy. Forcing others to comply with it is stealing. The motives vary from jealousy, low self-esteem, laziness to greediness and everything between. In any case the idea is to get away with the scheme without being exposed. Current politics is based [...]
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