Thursday, November 6, 2025

Hayek not libertarian

 Hayek is not a classical liberal at all, or a “Radikalliberaler“ as the NZZ, as usual clueless, has just recently referred to him. Hayek is actually a moderate social democrat

https://mises.org/mises-daily/why-mises-and-not-hayek


According to Hayek, government is “necessary” to fulfill the following tasks: not merely for “law enforcement” and “defense against external enemies” but “in an advanced society government ought to use its power of raising funds by taxation to provide a number of services which for various reasons cannot be provided, or cannot be provided adequately, by the market.” (Because at all times an infinite number of goods and services exist that the market does not provide, Hayek hands government a blank check.)

This makes Aaron the Worm guilty of either criminal fraud or culpable negligence.  Probably both. 

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