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> The greatest good for the greatest number is achieved through the state. Then why doesn't North Korea have the highest standards of living? In reality, the

> The greatest good for the greatest number is achieved through the state. Then why doesn't North Korea have the highest standards of living? In reality, the huge increases in standards of living in the past century has been due to incredible technological progress driven by free enterprise and "greed".

dagw 13y ago
Then why doesn't North Korea have the highest standards of living? Because North Korea has made no attempt to pursue "The greatest good for the greatest number". Difference between "necessary" and "sufficient", and all that.
hahainternet 13y ago
> In reality, the huge increases in standards of living in the past century has been due to incredible technological progress driven by free enterprise and "greed". Citation needed. Trickle down economics has been roundly disproven again and again. Yes the rich do want to get richer, but so does everybody. The state pays for an AWFUL lot of scientific research already and I would much rather put another billion into NASA than into research on how to lie in advertising to sell hair cream more effectively.
- thatswrong0 13y ago
  Do you use planes? Do you watch television? Do you have a computer or drive a car? Do you have electricity in your home? Do you live in a furnished and comfortable building? Do you have plenty of quality food in your pantry and refrigerator? Do you have and wear clothing and shoes? Do you love getting your cup of coffee in the morning? Do you buy goods on Amazon and at Walmart? Do you go out to restaurants occasionally? That was all rhetorical. My real question: do you honestly believe the government made that all happen? Mostly happen? Because the answer is no. You fly in planes because people were free to invest in and create airlines. You watch television because someone had the ingenuity to broadcast, receive, and display moving pictures, and other people were free to use this idea and freely pursue the enterprise of creating television and content to display on it. Etc. etc.
420truther 13y ago
> In reality, the huge increases in standards of living in the past century has been due to incredible technological progress driven by free enterprise and "greed" and gubmint R&D

dagw 13y ago

Then why doesn't North Korea have the highest standards of living? Because North Korea has made no attempt to pursue "The greatest good for the greatest number". Difference between "necessary" and "sufficient", and all that.

hahainternet 13y ago

> In reality, the huge increases in standards of living in the past century has been due to incredible technological progress driven by free enterprise and "greed". Citation needed. Trickle down economics has been roundly disproven again and again. Yes the rich do want to get richer, but so does everybody. The state pays for an AWFUL lot of scientific research already and I would much rather put another billion into NASA than into research on how to lie in advertising to sell hair cream more effectively.

thatswrong0 13y ago
Do you use planes? Do you watch television? Do you have a computer or drive a car? Do you have electricity in your home? Do you live in a furnished and comfortable building? Do you have plenty of quality food in your pantry and refrigerator? Do you have and wear clothing and shoes? Do you love getting your cup of coffee in the morning? Do you buy goods on Amazon and at Walmart? Do you go out to restaurants occasionally? That was all rhetorical. My real question: do you honestly believe the government made that all happen? Mostly happen? Because the answer is no. You fly in planes because people were free to invest in and create airlines. You watch television because someone had the ingenuity to broadcast, receive, and display moving pictures, and other people were free to use this idea and freely pursue the enterprise of creating television and content to display on it. Etc. etc.

420truther 13y ago

> In reality, the huge increases in standards of living in the past century has been due to incredible technological progress driven by free enterprise and "greed" and gubmint R&D