tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post7837273943452266073..comments2023-06-04T14:47:02.324+01:00Comments on a sideways glance: A footnote to the previous postsimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-82530551121544968082015-02-12T11:56:54.971+00:002015-02-12T11:56:54.971+00:00You have to say that's a gloomy view, suggesti...You have to say that's a gloomy view, suggesting that no legislation of any kind can ever come close to achieving the purpose for which it's enacted. So doesn't this suggest that God was wrong to put human affairs in human hands when he appointed us as stewards of his creation? Or perhaps total depravity only applies to economic legislation for political reasons!simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-61057442864868953662015-02-10T16:00:26.700+00:002015-02-10T16:00:26.700+00:00Simon, I totally agree and remember discussing thi...Simon, I totally agree and remember discussing this at my economics degree interview some 33 years ago. I argued then and still do that what I understand about the nature of mankind from the bible makes any legislation to control the market almost doomed to failure. People immediately look for ways around the law, the law then has to be continually extended so limiting industrial activity. I'd certainly vote for socialism if it worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com