I agree.
One wonders how long the government-as-solution-to-all mindset will last? Looking to the free market for solutions just isn't on the mind of many people these days.
As if the government (at least in the US) had ever run any of these type programs well (Post Office, anyone?)
Rubbish. The government relies on the value of the individual's effort; that's the whole point of taxation. Taxation does not destroy the value created by the worker.
I didn't say it destroys the value created by the worker.
The more money the gov takes from an individual at the end of the day, the less value that day's work for that individual. That individual's time is devalued.
I'm not sure it's the broken window fallacy at all. The broken window fallacy requires that value be destroyed from the system in order to 'generate' value (which tends to lead to a total loss of value).
However, in the case of this taxation, what value is being destroyed?
The value of the worker's time and effort.
Each day individuals trade heartbeats (in the form of work) for rewards (in the form of currency). By seizing and redistributing those rewards, the government devalues the individual's effort.
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Yeah, a 1.1 billion dollar loss in the third quarter of 2008 is stellar. Any the service there is always so quick and friendly.
I agree. One wonders how long the government-as-solution-to-all mindset will last? Looking to the free market for solutions just isn't on the mind of many people these days. As if the government (at least in the US) had ever run any of these type programs well (Post Office, anyone?)
Rubbish. The government relies on the value of the individual's effort; that's the whole point of taxation. Taxation does not destroy the value created by the worker.
I didn't say it destroys the value created by the worker. The more money the gov takes from an individual at the end of the day, the less value that day's work for that individual. That individual's time is devalued.
I'm not sure it's the broken window fallacy at all. The broken window fallacy requires that value be destroyed from the system in order to 'generate' value (which tends to lead to a total loss of value).
However, in the case of this taxation, what value is being destroyed?
The value of the worker's time and effort. Each day individuals trade heartbeats (in the form of work) for rewards (in the form of currency). By seizing and redistributing those rewards, the government devalues the individual's effort.