“Inequality is a phenomenon of freedom, it is a phenomenon of capitalism, to the extent that it is based on merit, it is something that should be celebrated, not condemned.” Yaron Brook, Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute, gives a summary of his remarks from our 2016 National Student Symposium. He presents a moral argument for capitalism, explaining that freedom is the solution to poverty and that inequality in itself is not a problem.
“Nejednakost je fenomen slobode, to je fenomen kapitalizma, u onoj mjeri u kojoj je ona zasnovana na zaslugama, i to je nešto što treba slaviti a ne osuđivati.” Yaron Brook, Izvršnidirektor Ayn Rand instituta, izlaže sažetak njegovih glavnih tačaka na 2016. Nacionalnom studentskom simpozijumu. On predstavlja moralni argument za kapitalizam, objašnjavajući da je sloboda rješenje za siromaštvo i da nejednakost sama po sebi nije problem.
“I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need. I wished to come here and say that I am a man who does not exist for others." - Howard Roark
"Ja ne priznajem ničije pravo na jedan minut mog života. Niti na bilo koji dio moje energije. Niti na bilo koje moje postignuće. Bez obzira ko pravi takvu tvrdnju, bez obzira koliki je njihov broj ili koliko je velika njihova potreba. Želio sam da dođem ovde i kažem da sam čovjek koji ne postoji za potrebe drugih." - Howard Roark
"Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success."
"Oporezivanje je cijena koju plaćamo zbog neuspjeha da izgradimo civilizovano društvo. Što je više poreza, to je veći neuspjeh. Centralno planirana totalitarna država predstavlja potpuni poraz za civilizovani svijet, dok potpuno dobrovoljno društvo predstavlja njegovo najveće postignuće."
"Želimo li biti siromašni u bogatom društvu ili ravnopravni u siromašnom društvu?" Ivan Bertović iz Centra za javne politike i ekonomske analize (CEA) govori o neoliberalnom kapitalizmu u emisiji "Bitno", Mreža TV, 19. 5. 2016.
There are innumerable arguments about the legitimacy and morality of government and its proper scope, all of which are worth exploring. Public Choice Theory examines an entirely different question than what government ought to do. It asks what government actually does.
Public Choice is the study of the operations of government using the analytical tools of economics. In short, the same assumptions about human interests and actions are applied to the political market as the market for economic goods.
Imagine for a moment how much different life would be if millions of sports fans got as upset about government corruption as they do when their team loses.
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