> If a politician wants to raise taxes, wellfare, or nurses' salaries, the opposing arguments are more often than not economic in nature, and rely on the invisi

> If a politician wants to raise taxes, wellfare, or nurses' salaries, the opposing arguments are more often than not economic in nature, and rely on the invisible hand. Interestingly, the arguments for increasing salaries also rest on the invisible hand-like assumptions that higher wages make workers better/happier. If you want to see arguments on these topics without much or any market based arguments I’d recommend looking into Soviet, Nazi or Maoist writings.