Comments on: The Invisible Hand Does Not Pull Voting Levers http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/08/the-invisible-hand-does-not-pull-voting-levers/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Z http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/08/the-invisible-hand-does-not-pull-voting-levers/comment-page-1/#comment-7095 David Z Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:30:29 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=5556#comment-7095 great parable, Kip. "So when the invisible hand works without government intervention, that's somehow proof that the invisible hand doesn't work and that the government must intervene? Can Klein honestly not see that he is completely contradicting his own thesis? Or does he just not care?" I use the same argument with respect to smoking bans; there are establishments which advertise their smoke-freeness. If Klein doesn't want to inhale other people's cigarette smoke when he goes out to eat, he can go somewhere else. If Klein wants to know what sort of crap he's putting into his body at a fast-food restaurant, he can go to Subway. great parable, Kip.

"So when the invisible hand works without government intervention, that's somehow proof that the invisible hand doesn't work and that the government must intervene? Can Klein honestly not see that he is completely contradicting his own thesis? Or does he just not care?"

I use the same argument with respect to smoking bans; there are establishments which advertise their smoke-freeness. If Klein doesn't want to inhale other people's cigarette smoke when he goes out to eat, he can go somewhere else. If Klein wants to know what sort of crap he's putting into his body at a fast-food restaurant, he can go to Subway.

]]> By: Mark http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/08/the-invisible-hand-does-not-pull-voting-levers/comment-page-1/#comment-7091 Mark Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:39:42 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=5556#comment-7091 This is more pertinent to Sullum's response, but this whole concept sounds oddly like the idea of putting a giant skull and crossbones on cigarette packages. Unfortunately, it seems that 84% of Californians actually thought Nick Naylor was on to something when he said "Perhaps Vermont Cheddar should come with a skull and crossbones." This is more pertinent to Sullum's response, but this whole concept sounds oddly like the idea of putting a giant skull and crossbones on cigarette packages. Unfortunately, it seems that 84% of Californians actually thought Nick Naylor was on to something when he said "Perhaps Vermont Cheddar should come with a skull and crossbones."

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