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Originally Posted by Monahammer
some insane neoliberal thought going on in here. 0% corporate tax rate? No regulations?
On the other end, also insanity. People en masse acting "good" with no perceived benefit? Y'all forget about basic human psychology? This is not something that actually happens.
The benefit is always personal: Tax, religious, spiritual, etc. Basically everyone engaging in philanthropy or volunteerism is usually doing it for a personal benefit, however esoteric it may seem to you externally.
BUT this reality is essentially what underpins the social contract of our modern society. We know that people will mostly be self interested over time and over a large population. So we collectively agree the government needs to exist to act unselfishly and do things contrary to the personal interest but in respect of the greater interest.
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the question is and always has been, to what degree is government involvement productive, and when does it become a negative drag on the common good.
We're well past the point where gov't is causing greater good....but how far past are we?
There are some easy things a gov't should handle - key infrastructure, border security, criminal law, a robust judiciary to ensure proper ownership rights, and others. But gov't no longer unlocks the wealth creation potential of the populace, but hinders it.