“The only thing worse than stupid people making decisions for themselves is having a bureaucrat making decisions for them.
The bureaucrat cannot learn from the mistakes he causes to stupid people.
At least the stupid people can learn from their mistakes because they have to face the consequences.”
- Uncle Miltie’s summary of Friederich Hayek’s information deficit argument against Socialism.
In my discussions with leftist friends I use the words *government bureaucracy* instead of just *government*. For the most people the word *government* does not have a negative baggage (yeah, I know, I know...) but nobody likes *bureaucracy*. It helps clarify some things.