I realize this is a radical idea, but perhaps sticking a pump into the spokes of the wheels of the economy and then paying dearly for the damage is not actually sound economic policy. Perhaps, in fact, it encourages more stupid policy in the future by deferring the costs of bad policy.
“Who should get what government stimulus poured into their trough?” seems to be the big question today.
I have a plan. It’s gonna sound crazy:
What if we let the private sector pay people to go to work and provide goods and services that other people want?
