Michael Matulef on Nostr: The key distinction is that private firms rely on voluntary exchange while ...

The key distinction is that private firms rely on voluntary exchange while governments rely on coercion. Insurance companies must earn customer business through accountability and service. Government agencies face no such discipline and can persist through unjustified authority and taxation. Thus, the central problem is the illusion of justified state power. We must awaken citizens to the stark difference between voluntary and coercive institutions. The path forward is to restrain the state while empowering decentralized, voluntary solutions grounded in consumer choice and free competition. This is the antidote to unrestrained bureaucracy in all its forms.