1/ wife & I talk about this a lot - government, in theory, solves coordination problems there are, in fact, some big ones out there - vaccines, roads, post offices. sure, I'm an ancap, and think that private firms COULD do much of this, but I admit that gov ALSO can do thesehttps://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1198983313437782016 …
I disagree here fraud scales imagine if paypal didn't do XYZ you wouldn't see 5% more fraud - you'd see 90,000% percent
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Given downward pressure on the size of the organisation is effectively impossible from either side, I posit that it will *inevitably* end up too big even if it turns out that the optimal size is higher than I think.
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related: I like to say "I'm in favor of UBI not because I love the poor, but because I hate social workers". Lay 100% of them off. Not 99%. 100%. Everyone gets a check. I don't care if you're blind. If your back hurts. If you're a veteran. If you're in perfect health. Check.
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