1. ) Leave peaceful citizens the hell alone.
2. ) See 1.
Topic: Knowledge check: If a government had only 2 functions,what would they be? - page 4. (Read 3309 times)
May 15, 2013, 09:54:46 AM
May 15, 2013, 09:53:21 AM
1. Fleece everybody so as to have enough money to bribe the desperate to not revolt.
2. Spy on you.
2. Spy on you.
May 15, 2013, 07:15:54 AM
1. Protection of private property, specifically threat to private property from coercion or fraud.
2. Protection of individual liberty from violent coercion.
2. Protection of individual liberty from violent coercion.
These two are basically the same, it's about security.
How about this: to provide the benchmark of sexual deviancy??
May 15, 2013, 06:03:58 AM
I can think of 3, it's hard to cut down to 2:
1 - National defence against foreign invasion and other military threats
2 - Protection of human rights (don't laugh)
3 - Enforcement of contracts
1 - National defence against foreign invasion and other military threats
2 - Protection of human rights (don't laugh)
3 - Enforcement of contracts
May 15, 2013, 06:01:33 AM
The invisible hand was a reference used a lot by Adam Smith, the Father of modern economics.
As for the 2 roles of government, one is the security of the land from outside forces, the other is the enforcer of law inside the country.
Really, its just about enforcing and protecting property rights and nothing much else.
All other elements of society can be provided by a third party. Road infrastructure, health, education and welfare don't have to be done by government, although many people couldn't imagine a world where they weren't!
As for the 2 roles of government, one is the security of the land from outside forces, the other is the enforcer of law inside the country.
Really, its just about enforcing and protecting property rights and nothing much else.
All other elements of society can be provided by a third party. Road infrastructure, health, education and welfare don't have to be done by government, although many people couldn't imagine a world where they weren't!
May 15, 2013, 05:54:32 AM
1. Protection of private property, specifically threat to private property from coercion or fraud.
2. Protection of individual liberty from violent coercion.
2. Protection of individual liberty from violent coercion.
These two are basically the same, it's about security.
My answer:
1. Whatever related to security, includying police, army, tribunals, jails...
2. All the basic road infrastructures.
May 15, 2013, 05:20:03 AM
1. Protection of private property, specifically threat to private property from coercion or fraud.
2. Protection of individual liberty from violent coercion.
2. Protection of individual liberty from violent coercion.
May 15, 2013, 05:17:25 AM
1) to be as small as possible
May 15, 2013, 05:14:00 AM
First of all, there is technically a "right"answer. That is, according to a highly-knowledgeable economist (Oxford/Cambridge). I wish I remembered his name, I REALLY do. He said he was an all-out libertarian, bordering on anarchist (he lol'd). I am also a Libertarian (maybe not as fanatic as him, but I am one) so I liked listening to him.
One thing he said has been on my mind for close to a week now. He said that we as a nation would thrive and be most free if our government only had 2 functions. The invisible hand, he said would take care of the rest.
So what do you guys think? I don't think he's crazy. Either way, post what you think those 2 functions are and later I'll reveal the answer (again, according to him).
Lets have a FUN (no computer screen drama) debate over politics and whatever else this brings up!
One thing he said has been on my mind for close to a week now. He said that we as a nation would thrive and be most free if our government only had 2 functions. The invisible hand, he said would take care of the rest.
So what do you guys think? I don't think he's crazy. Either way, post what you think those 2 functions are and later I'll reveal the answer (again, according to him).
Lets have a FUN (no computer screen drama) debate over politics and whatever else this brings up!
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