the worst government in opinion is in the US for such reasons. They may be some "economical superpower" but its by human rights violation. This isn't just capitalism anymore, it's monopolism.
Here are some facts the political class hide: -There is no functional difference between the taxation of citizens by the state and theft at gunpoint. -The government cannot be arrested for any crime. -The US government uses 80% the money collected by stealing from innocent people on paying itself before putting it into public programs -Under modern capitalism, the world has experienced an exponential decrease in extreme poverty, which had remained at ~90% for almost all of human history. In the areas where poverty continued at a similar rate to historical levels, such as in sub-saharan Africa, socialist (antithetical to capitalism) policies were embraced, leading to measurable increases in poverty such as the great Zimbabwean Famine, which was widely regarded before as the breadbasket of Africa -No monopoly or economic crash has existed in the history of capitalism that was due to the market, every single time it was the governments 'good intentions' that caused it, every time -The growth of the government has increased the amount of rules and decreased the amount of rights you have without increasing your safety (a small girl in the 1800s could walk home at night without fear of evil people, something a woman in today's America cannot do safely, as an example) Read Javier Melei, he is a famous economist who was recently elected as Argentina's president by a landslide victory, though most of the corrupt/semi-governmental legacy media dislikes him because he 'increasing the rights of all by stopping the government from controlling the people' which scares the people taking away your rights in America.
Taxation may have functional difference no, but we need something to organize public services. In some other countries it's better, in the US it sucks. On modern capitalism, I agree and disagree. Yes we've seen poverty decrease, but we've seen it when WORKERS were protected - not corporations. That means rules and regulations. This is basic history. We just need a few more guidelines to prevent lobbying of politicians and stricter green energy rules (at least in the US, other places do it well.). Javier is known for his minimalist government control policies on economics, which can be good or bad depending on where that applies, but based on what I have researched he is to lax on most restrictions, even a little too much. The corporations would benefit, not the people overall. They elected him though, so I don't have an issue. On your point about Africa, no, it is not necessarily because they embraces socialism, but because of colonialism. As someone who hails from a country that was colonized until the 60's, colonial mismanagement, disregard for ethnic lines and tensions, and extrapolation and exploitation of people and resources left my and many other countries devastated. They're still recovering to this day. This can be extrapolated to also include your statement about monopolies. Untrue. Monopolies can lower prices for consumers, but they're so powerful that they can lobby politicians to favor them or they can treat their employees worse with lower wages, working conditions, hiring illegal immigrants, etc. On your point about the government decreasing rights and "Without increasing your safety", I agree and disagree. Crime is as low as it has ever been ever in human history. The culture has changed. We're more careful, women are empowered to speak out, etc. I promise you there were MANY MORE evil people in the 1800's. The only difference is that not it is reported and sensationalized. I will agree, however, that they are decreasing our rights and decreasing our safety. If you look at protests in the US, constantly police are escalating situations, and arresting and assaulting people who are protesting peacefully (they did not provoke them). We also see a disproportionate amount of more left-wing protests being cracked down on. Anarcho-Capitalist values allow for exploitation. Your stance is too radical. However, I agree total/large amounts of government control is too radical. Both don't work and are not morally responsible. There's a balance to be struck.
(it's been 47 years since the disappearing of Denise Anne Lane, she was last seen behind macdonalds on a Monday morning, surveillance camera shows her talking to a shadow, before she was drug into the woods, her screams are still heard but she is never seen)
