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=== Job Automation ===
Robots are wonderful, they increase productivity considerably, but they can cause so many people to lose their jobs. Therefore, adding an exception to my taxing policy, robots should be taxed heavily (and progressively, or it wouldn't apply to corporations), so that mass replacement would be too expensive
== The problem with... ==
=== ... the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuznets_curve Kuznets curve] ===
For those unfamiliar with this curve, the Kuznets curve is a theory by Simon Kuznets, which states the inverse proportionality between economic growth and income inequality. To disprove this theory, we need only take two countries: the United States and Norway. Norway's economic growth is not comparable to that of the United States, but the opposite is true for income inequality. The economist Thomas Piketty has tried to readjust it, making the curve U-shaped, but I think that, after so many examples in the world today, one cannot draw such a direct correlation with economic growth and income inequality.
=== ... price control ===
Price control is that form of state intervention which consists in the direct (and forced) modification of prices, mainly on essential goods. The problem lies in the relationship between demand and prices. If prices are fixed and cannot be changed in response to demand, supply will not be able to sustain demand. Moreover, prices will not always be compatible with production prices, which can lead to economic losses.
=== ... the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusianism Malthusianist theory] ===
The theory of Malthusianism states that widespread poverty is caused by ever-increasing population growth, which leads to a wider distribution of wealth. This theory therefore states that a birth control policy must be implemented to stop this process. I find this theory incredibly superficial - fewer people means less manpower. Furthermore, stating this theory would mean that wealth is distributed evenly across the world's population, which is not true.
== Foreign Policy ==
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==Government==
I would like to see a federal presidential republic, therefore with autonomous regions but loyal to the legitimacy of the central government. This republic would crack down on corruption, money laundering and various other behaviours that could damage the functioning and/or image of the state, through heavy penalties and infiltration of parliamentary circles
== Books I've read and my opinion on them ==
[[File:Lfree.png|frameless]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations The Wealth of Nations]'' - A classic. It basically explains how the market works, but it doesn't consider the practical hindrances
[[File:Ormarxf.png|frameless]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto The Communist Manifesto]'' - Frankly, it's more a philosophical book than a political one
[[File:Keynes.png|frameless]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_Theory_of_Employment,_Interest_and_Money The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money]'' - Although with some flaws, it's way more pragmatic than Adam Smith
[[File:Soccap.png|frameless]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varieties_of_Capitalism Varieties of Capitalism]'' - It explains the difference between liberal market economies and coordinated market economies, a good read
[[File:Awaj.png|frameless]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statism_and_Anarchy Statism and Anarchy]'' - A civilization needs a state!
[[File:Soc21.png|frameless]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_in_the_Twenty-First_Century ''Capital in the Twenty-First Century''] - I don't think its arguments are really valid, BUT it's true that economic growth doesn't necessarily reduce income inequality
[[File:Nazi.png|frameless]] [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf Mein Kampf] - Complete nonsense. It's just a bunch of conspiracy theories on jews. Just think he based his arguments on the notoriously false documents of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion the Protocols of the Elders of Zion]
==My personal ideology [[File:SCideology.png|frameless]]==
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