People Aren’t Dumb, the World Is Hard

Re:People Aren’t Dumb, the World Is Hard by pm90 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:55PM (#17517030)

On commenting on an article about why people have difficulty comprehending complex systems, you have just delivered an example of the phenomena.

Your basic point seems to be that a big Government will be so well run that individuals would rely on it to provide them with benefits, even in the case that the Government make poor decisions on policy choices. That is the whole point of a Government: to make life easier for people by taking care of things that are too expensive or complicated for people to do individually.

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Re:People Aren’t Dumb, the World Is Hard by kungtotte on Thursday July 12, 2018 @02:53PM (#17517524)

It's also a regulatory body to ensure that certain functions and services are provided equally to every citizen. E.g. everyone has the same basic human right of access to health care and education for example. Who else should guarantee that access for a whole population if not the government?

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Re:People Aren’t Dumb, the World Is Hard by sethrin on Thursday July 12, 2018 @08:21PM (#17519677)

I would phrase it as, "The government is the natural monopoly of natural monopolies".

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