Which is Better?

After reading the article and considering the views I developed from personal experience, I think I stand in the middle of both sides. I think going too far to one side or the other would bring benefits, but those benefits would be greatly outweighed by the negatives. That is why I think we need to have a mix of both policies. With a mix of both policies we can come close to getting what’s wanted from each side, but each would have to give up a little.

I think the libertarian side is a very good idea. My problem with it is it won’t work with the history human nature. There will always be those who aren’t honest or don’t care much about others and are willing to take advantage of them.  Of course there would still be laws against those who go too far it’s easier to keep them in check by keeping everyone on a little bit shorter leashes. The article mentions how many people who know computers and the internet don’t like laws.  I don’t think it would be a good idea to have fewer laws, when it’s already well known, that people take advantage of these laws, with only regard for themselves. Parekh and his company C2Net are really a perfect example of this. What they make, Cryptography  is used so people who want to do illegal things can get away with it. These illegal activities include insider trading and tax evasion. Those example were given in the article, I think the article gave some of the lesser crimes, ones were people don’t get physically hurt. Many times the police or the government are able to stop someone from harming someone else, or catch them after they do it, from traces the person left. With no government regulations, it’s going to be harder to stop or catch someone who is involved in these kinds of activities.

On the other hand I feel that there is something that can be considered too much government control and not only doesn’t work well, most people just won’t like it. Examples of too much government control can be seen in communist countries such as Cuba and North Korea. Nazi Germany is another example of too much government control. I’m sure most people in the United States would not want to live in those kinds of conditions. Overall, there are plenty of things that are enjoyable and people should have the right to do, without the government putting much regulation into it. What I think really makes everyone happiest possible without upsetting anyone to much, is giving each side some of what they want, but not all of it, similar to what we have now.