thinking people

Second - condoms can prevent you from all those nasty things you can get.

So communism is responsible for the failure of a most capitalistic government in the world? how come? can anyone explain this? it is not rational, even a little bit...

The benefit of #1 are clear. Most of the things around us that we enjoy are a result of this (ie. Materials, Metals, Wood, Plastics, Buildings, Cars, Soda, Food, Coffee, Clothes, Cell Phones, Glass Windows, Computers, Refrigerators, Dishes, Toys, The production of electricity, etc...)

It hurts the economy because entrepreneurs begin to fear this will happen to them

Over time a regulated industry tends to deteriorate. Without the motivation of individuals with a track record of success to improve how the industry runs, stagnation results. The industry cannot adapt to changing situations. No one knows how to or cares to fix it because it benefits everyone generally and not themselves. Why be a slave to society? People shy away from such tasks and instead everyone in the industry looks at how to improve their own situation in the system.

Ok, here's how I got over it. First don't abandon those thoughts all together. Worf once said "A man without fear is a fool." Just know when it's relevant and don't let it consume you.

It seems that distressingly often, the default mode of anti-libertarians is insults--aimed at libertarians' morals, their maturity, whatever--even in ordinarily more-sophisticated essays. [1] Is there no other way to argue against a libertarian than to insult them? (Wow, references. Fancy!)

Oh, I am also getting my house built.

Huh? How do you explain the existence of volunteer organizations? Not everyone is a selfish human.

Culture specific generalization. Selfish entrepreneurship is a western phenomenon, and not the only way to drive an economy.

Citing the existence of an alternative does not prove its worthiness.

How do you explain the existence of for-profit organizations? Not everyone is a selfless human.

People shy away from such tasks and instead everyone in the industry looks at how to improve their own situation in the system.

Can you name a successful economy that does not rely on entrepreneurs?

There are plenty of 'functioning' economies not based on entrepreneurs, say the Soviet Union.

Brezhnev and his colleagues wished Soviet citizens to be as prosperous as those in the capitalist nations, and to produce more for consumers they tried to incorporate innovations from the West, including innovations involving chemicals and computers. The Soviet Union was not keeping up with sophisticated techniques in computers, software and communications electronics or the design and manufacturing of automobiles - as were Taiwan and Korea. The Soviet Union lost its second place standing in manufacturing, falling behind the losers of World War II, Japan and Germany, and falling behind Britain and Italy. The Soviet Union's biggest customer for its manufactured goods was its military, and manufacturing for the military continued to use the Soviet Union's most skilled people, to the detriment of production for civilians.

The rigid command economy created by Stalin in the 1930s was not suited for the rapid changes that were a part of technological development outside the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The Soviet Union had no independently wealthy individuals looking to bankroll a new business with a new idea. In the Soviet Union it was the central government that was doing the investing, not only in the military but also in social programs, including spending money to keep bread available and at a low price. Money to modernize manufacturing was often lacking.

In the Soviet Union, the managers at various production plants were protected from international competition, and they had no competition from within the Soviet Union. Their thinking was not geared to consumer choice, and without a free market they had little notion of what was in demand and what was not. Rather than consumers, bureaucrats were deciding what was to be manufactured. And at the center of the Soviet economy, planners could not keep up with the changing needs of various areas, which resulted in poor economic co-ordination, sometimes seen in the form of metal goods rusting away at railway sidings.

By the 1970s, low morale of the Soviet Union's work force was hurting its economy. Workers were given goals that seemed abstract or remote from tangible benefits. Common people were criticizing people in power for not responding to their needs. Common people still lived in cramped housing and were seeing little material progress for themselves. Cynicism was high among Soviet workers and alcoholism prevalent. People were taking less pride in their work than people did in some other nations. ^[1]