Why Government Is the Problem (Essays in Public Policy Book 39)
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I call it schooling rather than education because not all schooling is education and vice versa—comes
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When laws render illegal actions that many or most people regard as moral and proper, they can be enforced only by brute force.
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basic functions of government are to defend the nation against foreign enemies, to prevent coercion of some individuals by others within the country, to provide a means of deciding on our rules, and to adjudicate disputes.
Malik Minhaj
Functions of government
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Government actions often provide substantial benefits to a few while imposing small costs on many.
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If a private enterprise is a failure, it closes down—unless it can get a government subsidy to keep it going; if a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. I challenge you to find exceptions.
Malik Minhaj
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