I want to take a look at John Stossel’s latest column because it seems like such a good summary of why less government intervention equals better government intervention.
First, he uses the example of a skating rink, where every individual skater self-regulates with two goals in mind: 1. Having fun and 2. Not crashing.
Try this thought experiment suggested by economist Daniel Klein of George Mason University. Imagine you had never seen a skating rink and were told that people were going to strap blades to their feet and propel …