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Why should maximizing the well-being of the people not be a government priority? Any system, including someone's anarcho-capitalist fantasy, determines allocat
by JDiculous 7y ago
Why should maximizing the well-being of the people not be a government priority?
Any system, including someone's anarcho-capitalist fantasy, determines allocation of resources. Some are just more humanitarian than others.
- kortilla 7y agoBecause it’s a fantasy to think there is even agreement on what “maximizing the well-being” means. The people running the re-education camps in China probably even think they are doing that.
- TimTheTinker 7y agoA fundamentally American idea is that maximizing freedom results in maximum well-being of the people. Though that idea was footnoted: not so with people lacking in moral virtue.