Sunday, 31 October 2010

Government can help the poor only by removing obstacles in their way not with positive endorsement

It is misguided to think that Government using force can create good, the only good possible, using force, is to remove the problems suffered by other people. We cannot help someone by making them do something against their wishes. Forcing people to pay taxes helps no one (it does not help the victim, by definition) and neither can third parties benefit from the suffering of another person. Suffering is good for no one. The only way to help the poor is to enable access to resources, by limiting the extent to which other people are able to own assets, or other kinds of Capital.

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