An explanation of the demise of the Nanny state: Ultimately demand exceeds supply. Meeting such excessive demand is a physical and mathematical impossibility.
Liberalism, progressivism fails because it is based on dependability.
It starts with a promise to the undependable in society that they can depend on the government.
Government depends on people who choose to be dependable. That group of people DO NOT depend on government.
The dependable ones arrive at a point when they can no longer sustain themselves and continue to meet the needs of the undependable (government).
What happens when the undependable ones, including those in government are left to depend upon themselves?
It is a circuitous route to get to the point that individual responsibility is necessary to survive.
It is that individual responsibility combined with concern for their fellow citizens that was an important guiding force of those who initially were dependable.
What will be the final outcome?
Most likely the final outcome will be what those who are dependable want the outcome to be.
E.G., Find out how dependable citizens dealt with Marie Antoinette who turned out to not be dependable.
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Goal: Increase knowledge of economic reality preserving life through tariffs war. My hypothesis explained here in an example is the loss of life of passengers on the Titanic. The loss would have been substantially fewer if there had been a tariff of 100% and more on the price of tickets. Recommendation: Adopt the policy to save lives with tariffs by charging only enough tariffs to save 100% of lives. Expect this methodology to work almost perfectly achieving the intent for applying the tariff.
Warning label: Side-effects are certain to result in the diminishment (diminution) of quality or entirety of life. *
Supposition: The side-effect may over time result in a similar amount of life diminution as the actual event that occurred with the iceberg. AN OPINION
FOOTNOTE: This comment can be analyzed in the intellectual arena of unwanted but not unknown and expected consequences.
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The clue woven into the yarn, "history repeats itself" is that the "story" has been told before. Sometimes ingenuity (responsibility) can reveal what the repetition point will be (begin/end) since it is known that the current story is metaphorically, figuratively or elsewise plagiarized from history. The curtain dropping end is the only part of the performance that will happen only once.
Unpredictables shall be called "miracles". They are not foreseeable (predictable), so their effect has a case-by-case impact on the performance of reality.
No such word I predict this moment but not always.
OPINION. Historically consistent. That qualifies me for classification as opinionated.)
SG - Free Thought - [Locals] - [Sept 2026]
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Canada has focused on the cow for a hoof in the door of dairy (milk/cheese) supply management*.
U.S. has focused on the steer for a horn in the door of beef supply management*.
Both (all) governments focus on everything it can dream of to force its laws on everyone it can. Each a micro story of the macro rule of man which is evidenced by a propensity to build a Tower of Babel of/to their own cause for survival of man. Particularly the men they know they are themselves.
So, we continue on a trail of our existence.
*Monopolistic structure.
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