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I find this really interesting because to me, that sounds like the motivating statement behind a very liberal government. That is, driven by this statement, pr
by ThePadawan 6y ago
I find this really interesting because to me, that sounds like the motivating statement behind a very liberal government.
That is, driven by this statement, prostitution and cannabis would have been legalized in the US long ago - after all, why make something illegal if you can instead tax it?
(This is my understanding of how Switzerland, where cash is king, does it).
- ThePadawan 6y agoAh, after reading up on the topic, it seems like Reagan said this (pre-presidency) about the US economy (and government) at the time, so it it is supposed to read much more like a criticism than a target. That aligns more with my understanding of Reagan's economic ideas.