[alistairSH]

most government "solutions" cause more problems than they solve

Zero basis in fact. We’re in the wealthiest nation on the planet. Most of us live better than any previous generation. To claim all that success is completely in spite of government is ridiculous.

[SunshineTheCat]

Are you under the impression that the government created all that wealth?

[Yossarrian22]

Without nukes to keep away the Soviets I wouldn’t be wealthy

[nozzlegear]

This but unironically

[Yossarrian22]

To be clear I meant this literally, I'm not sure how I could have made that more clear.

[nozzlegear]

Ah, my bad. It read like the kind of comment that's usually steeped in sarcasm.

[alistairSH]

Not at all. But it enabled it. Or at worst didn’t prevent it.

[elfly]

Have you ever looked at a dollar bill in your life.

Who do you think printed it. Who signed the bill?

The US can just print money and receive goods in exchange of literal paper. Or just put an extra zero in a bank account and receive goods in exchange.

And if a certain yahoo decides they want in the money printing scheme...who do you think is going to send the goons with guns to prevent the government monopoly in creating literal wealth.

[heavyset_go]

The government literally enforces capitalism with guns and bombs lol

[rurban]

Wealthiest nation? More like unwealthiest of all nations.

U. S. by far the largest current-account deficit (over $1.2 trillion).

U.S. has the largest goods trade deficit (over $1 trillion).