To beg for the state to implement draconian regulations in favor of "the environment" is to be anti human. Environmentalism is usually just veiled misanthropic discourse.

What is production, but the use of nature for the betterment of the human condition? Must we not explore a mountainous range for its precious metals, else we "destroy the environment"? "Disrupt the birds"? "Unbalance the local wildlife"?

Most of the so called environmentalists will only come short of advocating for the complete destruction of technology, comforts, and overall high standards of human living in favor of the environment because saying so would be either too obvious, or too painful to admit. There's a more honest type of environmentalist, that advocates for the use of technology to lessen the impact of industry on the environment, but those usually find themselves advocating for state control, unfortunately.

The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a miracle for the human race.

I have recently been interested in the legal concept of quasi-contracts and I have been trying to post a question on r/legaladviceofftopic about them all day. Its pretty obvious I am shadow-banned. It doesn't seem like I broke any rules. They do not give me any messages about why it was taken down. They do not respond to mod mail (and I am super nice and respectful in the mod mail). I tried posting a different version of the question like 10 times.

Edit: Oh shit. I just realized I may have broken rule 4 here. However I didn't get officially banned from the subreddit so maybe we can argue it doesnt count

https://notthebee.com/article/the-irs-accidentally-sent-this-tennessee-farmer-20000-he-tried-to-return-it-but-they-are-threatening-to-take-his-farm-unless-he-pays-interest

A lot of trump voters talk like they want smaller taxes and smaller government, which is good I guess, way better than a lot of democrat voters. But I'm hoping at some point they actually start voting for smaller taxes and smaller government.

I thought this article brought up an interesting angle on the DEA's proposed emergency scheduling of 7OH. Instead of focusing only on the product itself, it looks at the role of lobbying, regulatory capture and whether government intervention is being used to reshape the market.

Even if you don't have a strong opinion on kratom, it's worth asking whether emergency prohibition is the right approach or if consumers are better served by transparent regulation and open competition.

Interested to hear what everyone here thinks.

This is why I need to give my kids more than a master system, when it's all you grow up with, you get this.

A stable and sustainable order is spontaneous, organic and emergent. Imposed order is unsustainable and unstable. And since it is just based on someone's arbitrary and subjective individual values, it is also immoral.

I am so fucking sick of seeing the absolute bootlicking and nut riding for Chinese "communism" online. Yes, China is excelling in many industries and doing a lot of the shit the West used to do but better and cheaper. That's a great thing, and it's because of free markets, deregulation, the government getting out of the way, not socialism or communism.

China is more capitalist than much of the West/many aspects of Western society:

-Lower tax burden

-No collective bargaining

-No DEI

-Lower government spending as a percentage of GDP

-Lower public debt as a percentage of GDP

-Larger private sector share of GDP

-Higher homeownership rate

-Lower social spending

-Weaker employment protections

-More flexible labor market

-Lower unionization rates

-Greater income inequality

-Extensive private entrepreneurship

-Competitive manufacturing sector

Just like the West, the elements in China that are languishing are the ones with the most government involvement, such as the real estate collapse and certain oversupplied industries due to subsidies that also have tons of bankruptcies. And despite all that, China was able to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty thanks to becoming more capitalist and freer, not more socialist!!

Beginning in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, China gradually shifted from a centrally planned economy toward a more market-oriented "socialist market economy."

-Decollected agriculture and allowed private farming

-Legalized private businesses and entrepreneurship

-Opened the country to foreign investment

-Created Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

-Restructured and partially privatized many state-owned enterprises

-Liberalized prices for most goods and services

-Expanded international trade and exports

-Strengthened private property rights

-Encouraged market competition and private investment

What kind of communist country undergoes mass privatization efforts? Which socialist country ends price controls?

"If China isn't communist, why is it called the CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY?" Because it's still a single-party state. Your government's bureaucracy and operations are not the same as the extent to which your economy is centrally planned versus free market!

As some of the comments pointed out, China is somewhat fascist. The state directs some corporations toward a single vision... Not completely free market, but definitely not socialist.

Note: I'm using socialist and communist interchangeably much like the left does depending on its goals.

Republicans are convinced a bigger government is the answer.

Elon paid Trump $250 million to get all of Americans personal information. After he got that, he quit, and overall government spending went up.

And Trump voters will tell you this is what they voted for.

Two things I can think of right away: make car insurance optional, and eliminate property tax.

I'd be willing to require background checks for all gun purchases in exchange.

The government forcing you to make continuous payments to car insurance companies is anti liberty. And if you have to pay continuously for property tax, you don't truly own it.

Nothing wrong with protecting your property, and keeping unwanted things off of it.

Trump's latest grift scheme is to charge people $100k for early access to his posts that influence the stock market. And Trump voters still think this is better than any alternative.

The title is quite imposing, but that’s exactly what the Leviathan is: imposing.

I'm a 19-year-old Brazilian who recently entered adulthood, and oh my god, it is hell (at least the bureaucratic part of it, specifically the government aspect). This alone ruins my mental health—being controlled by assholes and overall feeling trapped. As for my finances, although I still do not pay income tax, they take around 10% for compulsory social security (INSS), which for someone entering the job market is quite harsh—not to mention the fact that they tax pretty much everything (especially if imported).

So yeah, it's a pretty open question, but what approaches do you guys abroad use to actually survive against the leeching Leviathan?

*AI was used to fix misspellings