Comments on: Definition of the law of unintended consequences http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/ Rafe Colburn on software development (and other topics) Sun, 20 May 2012 12:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Quillian http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-2311 Quillian Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:42:11 +0000 http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2311 <p>Yes, it's interesting that most all economics really is 'theory'. For all his faults, in Greenspan's book, even he refers to a lawless market not as the 'free market', but as a 'black market'.</p> <p>And despite this complexity of the economic of the market, you find people who wish to impose a simple 'flat' tax.</p> Yes, it’s interesting that most all economics really is ‘theory’. For all his faults, in Greenspan’s book, even he refers to a lawless market not as the ‘free market’, but as a ‘black market’.

And despite this complexity of the economic of the market, you find people who wish to impose a simple ‘flat’ tax.

]]> By: Rafe http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-2308 Rafe Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:14:52 +0000 http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2308 <p>The thing is though that it's not government that wants to mess with the free market, it's people who want to mess with the free market, and government is one means by which people do so.</p> <p>Markets do not necessarily want to be free.</p> The thing is though that it’s not government that wants to mess with the free market, it’s people who want to mess with the free market, and government is one means by which people do so.

Markets do not necessarily want to be free.

]]> By: Duff http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 Duff Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:11:17 +0000 http://rc3.org/2008/01/24/definition-of-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2307 <p>Wow. That's a fascinating definition. It certainly seems to apply whenever government at any level attempts to mess with the free market. :)</p> Wow. That’s a fascinating definition. It certainly seems to apply whenever government at any level attempts to mess with the free market. :)

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