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That seems to be a problem in other areas as well, such as wildfires.
by slindsey 4y ago
That seems to be a problem in other areas as well, such as wildfires.
- rossdavidh 4y agoGood point.
- VancouverMan 4y agoThis shouldn't be surprising. The economy, forestry, and healthcare are all examples of government intervention that introduces artificial distortions that make a situation worse than it otherwise would have been had natural balances been allowed to proceed without those artificial distortions.
- ceejayoz 4y agoThey're also examples of places where a lack of government intervention can be harmful. Wildfires are a problem in part because people, left to their own devices, build in places they probably shouldn't have. (Or plant eucalyptus in California. Whoops.) Healthcare, unregulated, is where we get the term "snake oil salesman" and cocaine-based panaceas from; most of the places with more regulation of healthcare than the US like Europe have both cheaper healthcare and similar health outcomes. An entirely unregulated economy gets you something more like Somalia and Afghanistan's. etc. etc. etc.
- PraetorianGourd 4y agoI would be all for cocaine-based panaceas.
- taeric 4y agoAny intervention system can be used as an example for why you should intervene. Just as any intervention system can be used as an example for why you should not.