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It looks to me like this is only a fallacy on the assumption that government employees are like glaziers fixing broken windows: absorbing value that, but for a
by rwl 15y ago
It looks to me like this is only a fallacy on the assumption that government employees are like glaziers fixing broken windows: absorbing value that, but for a loss, could otherwise be put to another use. It is that assumption that I meant to question, though I see I did not express the point adequately.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoIf you wish to question such an assumption, you need to show that government employees produce something of value, not that they consume something of value.
- drewrv 15y agoI think the people at the DMV produce something of value. They limit who's allowed to drive making the roads safer. That is extraordinarily valuable.