In a small community the planners and the people they are planning for are close enough to share the same goals. In a large community the planners are a small minority.
In a large community the planners usually have their own agenda… often a hidden one. They may call for more strict law enforcement, while getting campaign contributions from the prison industry. They may seek a cure for cancer, and depend on the pharmaceutical industry for job offers. They want a united Europe… and hope to be its head man.
But though large-scale planning provides almost countless opportunities for corruption, it’s not the dirty dealing that dooms it. Instead, it is that the planners don’t know (or care) what people really want… and don’t have the means or the information necessary to achieve it anyway.
Read more: Why Central Planning Fails http://dailyreckoning.com/why-central-planning-fails/#ixzz2N4bdrpa6
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