Comments on: Government as Consumer http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/ Ideas on Liberty Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: jnupzqtrglk http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-58887 jnupzqtrglk Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:09:47 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-58887 XkpkoM <a href="http://hcxadiorfsso.com/" rel="nofollow">hcxadiorfsso</a>, [url=http://kbgzolrlaujq.com/]kbgzolrlaujq[/url], [link=http://mmjthwdswogr.com/]mmjthwdswogr[/link], http://kkrzmbhaacit.com/ XkpkoM hcxadiorfsso, [url=http://kbgzolrlaujq.com/]kbgzolrlaujq[/url], [link=http://mmjthwdswogr.com/]mmjthwdswogr[/link], http://kkrzmbhaacit.com/

]]> By: The Debt Sky « Independent American Party – Official http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-45406 The Debt Sky « Independent American Party – Official Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:05:34 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-45406 [...] available for private production. (Let’s throw in the repeal of all privilege too.) Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real market investment is [...] [...] available for private production. (Let’s throw in the repeal of all privilege too.) Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real market investment is [...]

]]> By: The Debt Sky, By Sheldon Richman « Independent American Party – Official http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-45404 The Debt Sky, By Sheldon Richman « Independent American Party – Official Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:56:06 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-45404 [...] available for private production. (Let’s throw in the repeal of all privilege too.) Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real market investment is [...] [...] available for private production. (Let’s throw in the repeal of all privilege too.) Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real market investment is [...]

]]> By: The Debt Sky | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-45337 The Debt Sky | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:23:39 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-45337 [...] for private production. (Let’s throw in the repeal of all privileges too.) Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real market investment is [...] [...] for private production. (Let’s throw in the repeal of all privileges too.) Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real market investment is [...]

]]> By: The Deal | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-45331 The Deal | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:31:17 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-45331 [...] it would have consumed will be available for private production for consumption. Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real investment is an [...] [...] it would have consumed will be available for private production for consumption. Government is a consumer of scarce resources. The promise of government investment is debunked when we understand that real investment is an [...]

]]> By: Brenda Lenard http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-45042 Brenda Lenard Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:54:31 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-45042 Excellent article Sheldon Richman! I wanted to add one point. If government spending created wealth, then we would not have 14.3 trillion dollars in debt. Rather, the debt is more evidence that government spending does not create wealth; rather it creates no "value!" Excellent article Sheldon Richman! I wanted to add one point. If government spending created wealth, then we would not have 14.3 trillion dollars in debt. Rather, the debt is more evidence that government spending does not create wealth; rather it creates no “value!”

]]> By: Even an early 19th century Frenchman knew better than just about everybody in Washington today « Clear Thinking http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-39782 Even an early 19th century Frenchman knew better than just about everybody in Washington today « Clear Thinking Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:26:14 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-39782 [...] in the Freeman Online, Sheldon Richman exposes the bogus notion that government could ever “invest” in [...] [...] in the Freeman Online, Sheldon Richman exposes the bogus notion that government could ever “invest” in [...]

]]> By: Daniel Shapiro http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-32600 Daniel Shapiro Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:04:01 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-32600 Another typically excellent article by Sheldon Richman! Destutt de Tracy's brilliant analysis of the effects of coercive State intervention are logical and rational, and subsequent history corroborates it. I've often wondered about this fundamental statist premise regarding human nature: that by stealing our wealth, and forcefully regulating our actions we will work harder, be more productive, and better off. This idea seems more consistent with the master-slave relationship. The State (in common with all criminals) is a parasite! The provision of government (services to protect life, liberty, and property) is another matter entirely which is at odds with State purposes and its MO, and more consistent with the voluntary enterpise-market paradigm. Another typically excellent article by Sheldon Richman! Destutt de Tracy’s brilliant analysis of the effects of coercive State intervention are logical and rational, and subsequent history corroborates it.

I’ve often wondered about this fundamental statist premise regarding human nature: that by stealing our wealth, and forcefully regulating our actions we will work harder, be more productive, and better off. This idea seems more consistent with the master-slave relationship.

The State (in common with all criminals) is a parasite! The provision of government (services to protect life, liberty, and property) is another matter entirely which is at odds with State purposes and its MO, and more consistent with the voluntary enterpise-market paradigm.

]]> By: Federal Spending Sets Record | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-32593 Federal Spending Sets Record | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:10:08 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-32593 [...] Timely Classic “Government as Consumer” by Sheldon [...] [...] Timely Classic “Government as Consumer” by Sheldon [...]

]]> By: The Evil of Government Debt | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/tgif/government-as-consumer/comment-page-1/#comment-23347 The Evil of Government Debt | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:03:06 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9338697#comment-23347 [...] As we’ve seen in the last two TGIFs, Destutt de Tracy, writing (pdf) in early nineteenth-century France, had solid insights about the market process and government spending as a form of consumption not investment.  (See “Jefferson’s Economist” and “Government as Consumer.”) [...] [...] As we’ve seen in the last two TGIFs, Destutt de Tracy, writing (pdf) in early nineteenth-century France, had solid insights about the market process and government spending as a form of consumption not investment.  (See “Jefferson’s Economist” and “Government as Consumer.”) [...]

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