tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520310366597866036.post2429498560791293412..comments2024-02-21T02:24:27.384-08:00Comments on Necessary Facts: Inspecting the Objectivist Theory of GovernmentMichael E. Marottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14402515044482988601noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520310366597866036.post-53732772104296927592014-01-21T04:09:19.313-08:002014-01-21T04:09:19.313-08:00I'd say regulation is different from what she ...I'd say regulation is different from what she said. She described a situation where the employer is sued for creating a hazardous environment, not a situation where government determines the due environment. It is, indeed, very hard to stop the government from regulating once you admit it can impose penalties over damages that did not happen (yet).<br /><br />Ayn Rand is not an anarchist by the way. It seems to me she is simply saying that stop people from coercing (including stop employers from creating avoidable serious risks, as it is in quoted speach) is part of government role.<br /><br />It is notable that in her description the employer must be sued by someone. Be it some sort of organization or the worker itself, as long as the association is not a compulsory one, you could have rules emerging from the courts that are judging such cases.<br /><br />This is different from regulation. In regulation we assume government can hire specialists to discuss and create rules others must follow. In the described scenario free people take their disputes to a court that judge each case. Rules emerge from there, of course, but they are not the product of the superior minds of government officials and they may disregarded if you can prove your case.<br /><br />I'd say Ayn Rand is admitting not all government roles are inherently bad. Notably justice is an important government role (we can see that in Atlas Shrugged). Regulation is a great leap toward government intervention and control.rrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297211565564146427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520310366597866036.post-16328957155213922152014-01-19T22:15:46.469-08:002014-01-19T22:15:46.469-08:00Wait, Ayn Rand said that a business owner can lega...Wait, Ayn Rand said that a business owner can legally be sued if he creates a hazardous work environment? Isn't that a government regulation? Is Ayn Rand admitting that not all regulation is inherently bad? Maphesdushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056280997719261334noreply@blogger.com