The Power of Incentive: Government As An Engineering Problem

Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 11:50 p.m.

The nature of government creates an incentive for corruption in politicians & corporations. So we spend a lot of time talking about alternatives to the state. But the truth is, we have the government we have because the market continues to demand a powerful central authority. And the market will continue to vote for that type of authority until we provide them with better alternatives. Today I want to talk about the power of incentives. If we understand how people respond to incentives, we can begin working on solutions to the problems created by the state. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Boll & Branch (Code: STAPLETON) Plexaderm (Code: STAPLETON) Support the show.