tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post7741040428196889820..comments2024-02-27T15:47:47.923-05:00Comments on Principled Perspectives: Gravity Payments and the Middle Classprincipled perspectiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-12537509637860918882015-07-07T00:40:44.089-04:002015-07-07T00:40:44.089-04:00A mixed economy is imposed by the imposition of gv...A mixed economy is imposed by the imposition of gvt. controls. Aren't those controls elements of statism, even at the point of seemingly innocuous beginnings, even though 'the' economy is mostly free? Isn't this an imposition of a system, by 'political' power, by some richer people, upon the portion of 'the' economy any controls apply to, subjecting everybody in that portion to the system? Couldn't, and probably wouldn't, this hold some of the subjects' incomes artificially low while giving some other people artificially high incomes? Wouldn't such a system be an all-powerful legislated entity, manned by those individuals who run it? Wouldn't this be a real entity, not a super-naturalistic fancy? Those whose incomes are artificially low would be victims, although not totally helpless. They can vote. They can try to muscle in on the racket or find a new line of work in a free part of 'the' economy. But they've still been forced They've still been victimized.Mike Kevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09725778137382703642noreply@blogger.com