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[[Category:Basics|800]] {{DES | des = Libertarians have many quick dismissals of counter-arguments that are unconvincing.}} ; Government Doesn't Produce Anything<ref>Carl S. Milsted, Jr, [http://www.holisticpolitics.org/WhatIsFreedom/LibertarianLimits.php The Limits of the Libertarian Vision]</ref> : Nonsense! Governments produce law and order. These are incredibly valuable services. And the more wealth you have, the more valuable these services become. ; Government Isn't the Solution, Government Is the Problem : ; Regulatory agencies are routinely captured and thus can't solve problems.<ref>[http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/12/will-wilkinson-says-that-the-executive-of-the-modern-state-is-but-a-committee-for-managing-the-affairs-of-the-ruling-class.html#comment-6a00e551f0800388340148c6f43770970c Will Wilkinson Says That the Executive of the Modern State Is But a Committee for Managing the Affairs of the Ruling Class...], comment by Robert Waldmann.</ref> : ; Just privitise and wait for the optimum arrangement to emerge. : With a whole world of examples, why isn't this obvious? Could it be perhaps that market equilibria are not social optima? Sheesh. : Open-Ended Fallacy ; A Thomas Sowell coinage for presuming more resources can solve a problem. == References == <references/>
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