> A significant portion of the economy functions with limited government intervention, as the government sucks at managing the economy. This just isn't true, g

> A significant portion of the economy functions with limited government intervention, as the government sucks at managing the economy. This just isn't true, government participation can be found throughout the entire US economy. Import and export controls, labor force participation and visas, a massive small business loan portfolio, R&D investments in things like clean technology (e.g. Tesla was initially funded by a government clean energy grant), on and on and on. The assertion that the government just lets the economy run itself is laughable. > In other words, one can agree with certain roles for government (e.g. justice system) while not agreeing with others (e.g. managing money). I don't see the irony or the contradiction. It's not a question of what the ideal role of government should be, the question hinges on the government's legitimacy and ability to do things like collect taxes (which is an important function of a government). Lots of participants in crypto believe that taxation is theft and that government is an inherently wasteful entity, all while continuing to enjoy the largely invisible benefits that government policy and enforcement provides them. This is the contradiction. EDIT: The government is the only reason that FAANG and other tech companies aren't bringing in foreign software developers who will work for $15/hr en masse. You know that if they could, they 100% would.