Re:Anthony Bourdain on not having debt
by acjohnson55 on Thursday March 16, 2017 @11:35AM
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Government is an inextricable component of the marketplace in which these earnings occur. Money is an emergent effect of economic activity, not an a priori fixed quantity. So, yes, we do have more money because of government.
Furthermore, the idea that private charity is inherently more efficient than government is far from self-evident. A basic income policy, for example, could be a far more comprehensive and efficient way of directly addressing poverty than a patchwork of charities targeted specific symptoms of poverty. This is one reason that many pragmatic libertarians are actually favorable toward basic income.
Furthermore, the idea that private charity is inherently more efficient than government is far from self-evident. A basic income policy, for example, could be a far more comprehensive and efficient way of directly addressing poverty than a patchwork of charities targeted specific symptoms of poverty. This is one reason that many pragmatic libertarians are actually favorable toward basic income.