Oct27
Individual freedoms correlate positively with efficient allocation of resources.
Countries that respect individual freedom are rich and that must because people in those countries realized, often correctly, that their interest match their productivity.
So we wouldn’t make much mistake if we “define” individual freedom by lack of market distortion governments’ create. That’s what we’ll do in this article.
Say government says that you cannot buy orange. Than governments trample on your individual freedom, namely your right to buy orange.
But it depends on the punishment. We can’t say the government violates our individual freedom if the punishment is too light.
Say the government says that if you buy orange you need to be fined by $1. Then well, that’s your oppression. $1. Big deal.
Say the market price for apple is $5 and government says that it should be $6. So every time you buy an apple you are fined $1. Tax and fine is the same thing.
That also means that orange suppliers get a subsidy of $1.
Also by being a consumer of orange rather than the supplier, you forgo the $1 subsidy that the orange supplier makes. So that’s another $1 punishment for you for every orange you fail to make. Government has forced everyone to produce orange by not giving them $1 that government gives to orange producer.
The same way free health care is punishment against those who are healthy. Free education is punishment for those who do not have kids. If paid by income tax, that means punishment for those who earn money.
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Sep24
The short answer to that question is to protect marriage.
That answer would soon lead to two other questions.
1. How does prohibition of prostitution protect marriage more than prohibition of other forms of free sex?
2. Why bother protecting marriage? A better question would be, “Why some people bother protecting marriage institution?”
Prohibition of prostitution protects marriage because […]
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Aug1
I am not against Israel. To the opposite, I used to admire them.
There are so few Jews that contribute so much to our world and the world repay them with genocide.
They want a piece of land they call home. Given that they’re prosecuted everywhere else, we can certainly tolerate that.
Yea, Israel has a slightly racist […]
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Filed In: Education
Jul19
Many people believe that religions teach good stuff. Well, good or bad depends a lot on points of view. However, let’s ignore that aspect for a while.
The religious teachings are not the problem.
The problem with religion is not what it teach. The problem is in how people believe and defend the teachings.
I’ll give you an […]
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Jul9
The wonder of free market is in how it properly aligns humans’ interests to what maximizes productivity as a whole.
That’s what a Korean descent economic professor taught me in US. He talked about it passionately, and I listened to it with wide open eyes.
“Free market is meritocracy,” he said with a smile enthusiastically.
Did it? Yes, […]
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Filed In: Proper Alignment
Jul9
Men want mainly two things in life. First money. Second, as many females as possible.
Women want mainly two things in life. First money. Second the best genes, measurable by wealth.
Now you know why males want money.
I support free market. Free market properly aligns humans’ interest to productivity. Free market maximizes productivity as a whole.
However, I […]
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Jul3
How do we distribute wealth among us?
Some people would say that we distribute our wealth proportional to productivity within capitalistic society.
I do not mean how we distribute our wealth within capitalistic society. I also do not mean how we “should” distribute our wealth.
I mean how we actually distribute our wealth.
Wealth and natural resources gets divided […]
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Filed In: Education