Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Two posts on state level intervention

Two excellent posts

Robert Higgs
Economic Fascism Marches On

Reporting on a February 9 Business Week article by Pete Engardio on “State Capitalism,” the National Center for Policy Analysis summarizes:

Across the United States, state governments are crafting economic strategies that blur the boundaries between the public and private sectors. They are targeting specific industries and intervening in ways that go far beyond traditional perks like tax breaks and cheap land.

http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/62598.html


Perspective ~ The State Is Morally Hazardous To Your Health
By Sheldon Richman • May 2008


It’s never been more important for advocates of individual liberty to emphasize that what is failing today is not the free market but the state. To claim otherwise is to ignore generations of pervasive and deep-seated privilege through government interference with the marketplace.

http://www.thefreemanonline.org/departments/perspective-the-state-is-morally-hazardous-to-your-health/

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