I agree with the author in that this "Sharing Economy" will play an ever-increasing role in our economic future, but I think her conclusion that it requires gov

I agree with the author in that this "Sharing Economy" will play an ever-increasing role in our economic future, but I think her conclusion that it requires government support to flourish is incorrect. None of the innovative services she mentions benefited from a large government loan or huge tax breaks. I would argue that some services like Kickstarter are prevented from reaching their full potential because of government laws regarding crowdfunding. In order to reach its full potential, government should let the "group of people with shared needs and a common vision" she describes pursue that vision with as few hoops to jump through as possible, even if those people don't happen to be citizens of the United States.