Message from @jimboevan

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2019-08-02 22:32:32 UTC  

They should either ban it or regulate it, depending on which is more beneficial

2019-08-02 22:32:50 UTC  

And do gauge that, you conduct studies

2019-08-02 22:32:54 UTC  

most of the time banning it causes a lot of problems

2019-08-02 22:32:59 UTC  

Not really

2019-08-02 22:33:07 UTC  

for example drugs giving money to cartels

2019-08-02 22:33:08 UTC  

You have to look at the empirical evidence

2019-08-02 22:33:42 UTC  

And in many of those cases that is failure on the part of the government

2019-08-02 22:33:48 UTC  

i agree

2019-08-02 22:33:55 UTC  

but thats how the goverment works

2019-08-02 22:34:03 UTC  

they are really bad at their job

2019-08-02 22:34:24 UTC  

No, in many other cases, govt. intervention is better than not banning or not regulating

2019-08-02 22:34:36 UTC  

some cases yes

2019-08-02 22:34:42 UTC  

a lot of cases no

2019-08-02 22:34:44 UTC  

As I said, it depends on how the govt. actions are undertaken

2019-08-02 22:34:56 UTC  

It doesn't mean you have to abandon the govt. altogether

2019-08-02 22:35:05 UTC  

i agree u do need government

2019-08-02 22:35:33 UTC  

but a limited government is much better

2019-08-02 22:36:03 UTC  

Difference is, you are taking it as an axiom

2019-08-02 22:36:20 UTC  

I'm depending on empirical evidence

2019-08-02 22:36:38 UTC  

Small government can be better in some instances, worse off in other

2019-08-02 22:36:57 UTC  

yes it does depend on factors

2019-08-02 22:37:23 UTC  

i honestly think certain aspects of the government should be expanded

2019-08-02 22:37:36 UTC  

and others should be remove or limited

2019-08-02 22:37:49 UTC  

Border wall is an example of a big government program that is necessary

2019-08-02 22:38:09 UTC  

And other forms of immigration restrictions

2019-08-02 22:38:18 UTC  

agreed

2019-08-02 22:38:54 UTC  

SAIKAT CHAMRABARTI IS GONE

2019-08-02 22:39:12 UTC  

though i do think the government should privatize the building of the wall and other border security elements

2019-08-02 22:40:02 UTC  

What do you think will happen when the owner of that part of the private wall decides to let Mexicans in on his whim

2019-08-02 22:40:13 UTC  

not a private wall land

2019-08-02 22:40:18 UTC  

With the govt. wall, the govt. is accountable to the people

2019-08-02 22:40:24 UTC  

Private corporations are not

2019-08-02 22:40:44 UTC  

i mean like the government contracts someone to build the wall for them

2019-08-02 22:40:49 UTC  

they own the land and what not

2019-08-02 22:41:23 UTC  

In that case, it can be feasible

2019-08-02 22:42:02 UTC  

i think a lot of thing can be done well with that approach

2019-08-02 22:42:12 UTC  

This is why State Capitalism > Minarchy

2019-08-02 22:43:06 UTC  

i'm not a fan of state owned business tho

2019-08-02 22:43:19 UTC  

ie state monopolies

2019-08-02 22:44:24 UTC  

though i can agree that there needs to be more than just the military, police and courts