tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post5479127330278944216..comments2024-03-17T23:50:03.863+08:00Comments on Government and Taxes: The web and governments; Beauty and the beastBienvenido Oplas Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07799756132761366267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post-51483370056073939512010-09-15T21:49:43.478+08:002010-09-15T21:49:43.478+08:00Thanks for the kind words, Debbie.Thanks for the kind words, Debbie.Bienvenido Oplas Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799756132761366267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post-22211360404187797032010-09-15T16:23:45.236+08:002010-09-15T16:23:45.236+08:00This article simply ROCKS ! That was a great read ...This article simply ROCKS ! That was a great read for me. I simple agree on every word written, keep it up with all the good work.. You have got my Thumbs UP !!!Thank you, <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://moneytree.tv/" rel="nofollow">government</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220033112511848050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post-64332584691164158612010-09-14T10:26:51.174+08:002010-09-14T10:26:51.174+08:00Good points Paul, thanks. I like that point -- It&...Good points Paul, thanks. I like that point -- It's the entrepreneurial foresight, not just internet per se, that makes the difference.<br /><br />An American friend, David Schellenberger, made a similar comment: <br />"As discussed in "Government Did Invent the Internet, But the Market Made It Glorious," "almost all of the internet'...s current applications — unforeseen by its original designers — have been developed in the private sector." As the article discusses, the fact that government was involved in the creation of the Internet is a negative, and resulted in an opportunity cost. The market would have created a better system: “[W]e are left with a panoply of lingering inefficiencies, misallocations, abuses, and political favoritism.” http://ur.ly/gWEnSee MoreBienvenido Oplas Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799756132761366267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839575.post-39444507514656492002010-09-14T06:52:15.602+08:002010-09-14T06:52:15.602+08:00It is quite true that the US military (with the he...It is quite true that the US military (with the help of Al Gore) developed the technology that we now recognize as the internet. But we could not conclude from this that any such invention could not have come about in the absence of government.<br /><br />Besides, it isn't so much technology per se, but its application according to entrepreneurial foresight, that makes the difference in people's lives. The internet as a military tool does not equate to Youtube and Facebook and whatnot.Paul C.H. Howhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615707806433232407noreply@blogger.com