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>I am a socialist where governments are efficient, liberatarian where governments are dysfunctional. At first glance this position seems reasonable, but ultima
by ABCLAW 4y ago
>I am a socialist where governments are efficient, liberatarian where governments are dysfunctional.
At first glance this position seems reasonable, but ultimately it's short sighted - the game is iterative. Penalizing the public coffer ultimately results in higher costs over the long run as high ROI investments are left on the planning table. The attitude itself is a large part of why the American government is paralyzed and cannot effectively address issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast
- systemvoltage 4y agoThis is a straw man. I’m speaking up for disproportional attention given to not holding the government accountable. There should be more focus on why government is dysfunctional than about raising taxes. The situation is completely opposite today, extremely lopsided. Newspapers and journalism has stopped exposing government scandals and inefficiencies, but people are frothing over other things. I want governments to work like Swiss agencies.
- ABCLAW 4y agoIt's not a straw man at all. Even in this post you restate the ideological underpinnings of starve the beast. If you want governments to work like efficient machines, you need to invest in them, which requires political will that will only exist after dispelling the narrative that they are incapable of solving problems. Also, I'm confused about the comment about newspapers and journalism. Do you have a source for that claim? My everyday experience is almost the exact opposite.