Even if Covid-19 were airborne Ebola, or something even more horrifying, centralized decisions, imposed from the top down, by people who will never have to pay for the harm they do, would STILL BE A TERRIBLE SOLUTION!!!
In the midst of a crisis, people cry for centralized government solutions. The worse the crisis, the louder the cries. But Bretigne Shaffer argues this is always the wrong solution.
In this episode of the GodArchy podcast, I talk to Bretigne about why monopoly government will always fail us. Along the way, we delve into both economics and political philosophy.
Bretigne worked as a journalist in Asia for many years and is now a mother, fiction writer and podcast host.
Show Notes
- Bretigne’s Facebook post
- Bretigne’s website
- Bretigne’s Twitter: @Bretigne
- Annabel Pickering and the Sky Pirates: The Fantastical Contraption by Bretigne Shaffer
- Urban Yogini: A Superhero Who Can’t Use Violence by Bretigne Shaffer
- The Use of Knowledge in Society by Friedrich Hayek
- Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth by Ludwig von Mises
- Government Control of Information Means Bad Information