Does competition necessarily harm people and destroy the environment?
Rules of fair competition in commerce should fine corporations that seek favors through lobbying and should fine politicians caught attempting to ram through legislation that would give a corporation an advantage of competitors. The rules of fair competition are not necessarily opposed to the environment, to consumer safety, or public health, just as rules of competitive football are not necessarily opposed to player or spectator safety. It is irrational to think that a government would care about ones health more than oneself, a spouse, or parents. Constitutional governments are impersonal bureaucracies and, as such, do not “care” about anything. They behave as bureaucracies. However, a government can define harm to people, or to the environment, and enforce penalties against people or corporations that cause such harm. Take the example of health care. Many people are asking the government to provide them with health care, operating under the illusion that a government health bureaucr
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