Newbie, why don't you come to the United States and run for president. I think I could like you more than Cain.
Well, to be honest, my thinking is nothing different, it's been there for centuries, may be it's just that most of us aren't exposed to it as much as we should be but Internet & such communication networks are helping the spread of information & best ideas around the world to different parts of the world quicker than it used to.
Well, talking about politics & economics & such, these are very vast & intricate topics, & it isn't always possible to explain them in brief, not to mention, this forum isn't dedicated to that end anyway.
But my view is basically to move towards MORE FREEDOM & freer markets & LESS GOVERNMENT because as I've said, basic economics & psychology clearly tell us that humans are driven by perceived self-interest hence it's very naive of us to put people in a position of power (i.e. government) & to expect that they won't use that power to advance their self-interest, of course they will, you can see that in every democracy in the world, politics everywhere is just as muddled & corrupt because power attracts the power-hungry, as simple as that.
Most people talk about freedom but very few can define it for themselves so for my part, I'll define freedom as the condition of being free from violence, coercion, fraud or theft of ANY KIND (including theft & coercion by government through taxation); basically a society/country based on people interacting with each other based on MUTUAL CONSENT because that's what makes for a prosperous society, socially as well as economically.
Let's not forget India was suffocating under a strong socialist regime until the 1990s, after which, due to an economic crisis, Indian government was forced to open up the markets a little bit (in part by International-agencies which had their own self-interest in it), which unleashed vast untapped potential of the country & its people & put it on its current development-path while raising millions out of destitute poverty faced under a strong socialist government; no government can do this, only freedom & markets can, government can only hinder the process by sucking productivity & money out of the economy in a variety of ways. Even the communist-China was rotting under their policies until 1980s or so when they significantly opened up their markets & even there we've seen an explosion of growth & eradication of poverty, it's nothing but power of the markets & that's why it needs to be unleashed fully instead of governments holding it back for their own self-interest, for which the government's power must be curtailed first & kept to absolute minimum.
Again, it's a vast topic & not very easy to explain in brief so may be if you have any specific questions then it might be easier to address them. Cheers
Well, talking about politics & economics & such, these are very vast & intricate topics, & it isn't always possible to explain them in brief, not to mention, this forum isn't dedicated to that end anyway.
But my view is basically to move towards MORE FREEDOM & freer markets & LESS GOVERNMENT because as I've said, basic economics & psychology clearly tell us that humans are driven by perceived self-interest hence it's very naive of us to put people in a position of power (i.e. government) & to expect that they won't use that power to advance their self-interest, of course they will, you can see that in every democracy in the world, politics everywhere is just as muddled & corrupt because power attracts the power-hungry, as simple as that.
Most people talk about freedom but very few can define it for themselves so for my part, I'll define freedom as the condition of being free from violence, coercion, fraud or theft of ANY KIND (including theft & coercion by government through taxation); basically a society/country based on people interacting with each other based on MUTUAL CONSENT because that's what makes for a prosperous society, socially as well as economically.
Let's not forget India was suffocating under a strong socialist regime until the 1990s, after which, due to an economic crisis, Indian government was forced to open up the markets a little bit (in part by International-agencies which had their own self-interest in it), which unleashed vast untapped potential of the country & its people & put it on its current development-path while raising millions out of destitute poverty faced under a strong socialist government; no government can do this, only freedom & markets can, government can only hinder the process by sucking productivity & money out of the economy in a variety of ways. Even the communist-China was rotting under their policies until 1980s or so when they significantly opened up their markets & even there we've seen an explosion of growth & eradication of poverty, it's nothing but power of the markets & that's why it needs to be unleashed fully instead of governments holding it back for their own self-interest, for which the government's power must be curtailed first & kept to absolute minimum.
Again, it's a vast topic & not very easy to explain in brief so may be if you have any specific questions then it might be easier to address them. Cheers