Monday, February 20, 2023

Want Less Corruption? Try Having Smaller Government.

 

  • Whenever some astounding corruption scandal explodes onto the front pages, the public is aghast and policymakers cobble together new reforms that promise to keep such outrages from occurring again.
  • As the website's name suggests, transparency is a time-tested antidote.
  • Corruption is a fundamental part of humanity.
  • But modern progressives, who loudly decry our nation's past and present injustices, seem intent on shifting even more power from individuals to government agents in an ever-expanding orbit of bureaucracy and regulation (e.g., single-payer healthcare and bans on anything that "threatens" the climate).
  • By giving government so much power, they increased opportunities for the misuse of power.
  • Individuals may be inherently corrupt, but so are the individuals given vast powers over others.

https://reason.com/2023/02/20/want-less-corruption-try-having-less-government/

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