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Last Post: 4:20:00pm, 08/03/2012
JeffreyRaze posted...
Also, war is an amazing catalyst for invention. Both world wars lead to huge strides in the creation of new things.
That's because war gives government an incentive to be efficient and to innovate. Like red sox mentioned, the efficient government is the one that wins the war. So while normally, there is no motivation for efficiency, the life-or-death scenario that war allows the government to put their massive amount of resources to good use.
Now, if only there was a way we could put those resources to use WITHOUT killing millions of soldiers and millions more innocent... I dunno, maybe it's just me, but the free market seems self-motivated enough without killing and destroying civil rights.
Set those resources free, and the competition for profits will provide your "hude strides" just the same as the competition for land or body count does.
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