RE: Kitchen Nightmares - How Government Destroys and Capitalism Prevails
Good article. Governments always corrupts - it's in its nature. It's primary function is to steal some of your money. They learned several hundred years ago that they couldn't steal too much - so they found a middle ground, where they give us a certain amount of freedom aka. they leech on peoples creativity and prosperity, and then steal some of the profits from their work. They tell us that it's in our best interest. Most people buy it, because it's somehow safe when your parent or spouse (or government) tell you you're safe. You're safe with us. Just contribute. So since their intentions are wicked, the entire "base" of government is corrupt to it's core, so everything it does will be half hearted, poorly designed, badly executed etc. It's just a mess.
Absolutely correct, man! Government really couldn't give a damn about the best interest of the people they govern, no matter how our "representatives" tell us as much. Businesses rise and fall on their own, usually at the behest of people disliking the services provided and because of poor managerial/entrepreneurial skills. Government has no place in deciding if a business should succeed or fail, let alone tell those businesses what they can't do with their business practice. Taxes and fines are just a way for government officials to bolster their positions of power, not to promote or discourage behaviors amongst the free market (that's just a secondary effect of the taxation/legal fee system). Thank you so much for your comment and support, @scandinavianlife I definitely appreciate it!
My pleasure. Thanks for the discussion! It's great meeting likeminded people :)