In defense of the state

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Civilized societies depend on institutions. More complex society, the most vitalities of those institutions. Institutions provide stability, predictability and safety. Business, and schools, University, and tracings are all the institor. But the most important institutions are the state of the state. This is why Donald Trump’s Assault on what their support call “The deep state” is so dangerous. Some of them think the state should be servils to the whims of the large boss. Others think it has to be at the rich service. Both sides agree that their ability to meet the wider public needs is of little significant. These views are dangerous. I am embraced with self-employment, the procracy and dysfunction.

In an important series of items, Currency the deep stateSTAN ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ES ESVIANCO because I evisceration of the state will I try that destructive. Fukuyama has dedicated two decades to explain that “a high ability, professional state is critical to the success of each company” has liberal democations. This view is the one that many Americans About: they see the state – or simply “government” – as the enemy. But no one who has worked in economic development, as I did, know that without I am public public, professional for society that really works. Most sophisticated and complex a modern society and economy becomes, youre real. As Fukuyama notale, the extraordinary success of Economy Economy Economy because of the fact that they had fully accomplished such a state in front of the West. Even more peracturing, he argues that a “successful democracy.. Needs a major modern state, but it must be a state that is forced by a democratic rule.”

In our, the creation of a Tor State, with the Smoking Pendlon, who created the Basilaths of Civil CRICILY and criteria based on assistance and promotion. This is what trump administration – or, like historic timotee, the “mumps” moping, giving a credit owed to the only role of Elon Musk – wish.

As Fukuyama explains, the US bureaquatic system is far from perfect. But the problem is not, in the right of the criticism discusses, the delegation of decisions. Someone’s technical decisions on security or pharmaceutics, control of dangerous pollutants, or management of nuclear waste, in detail, of legislators? Obviously the decisions of this kind must be delegated to the skilled experts. The notion that should be decided instead of people whose main qualification is slavish falterate to the Big Boss is absurd.

The reality is that these “reforms” have nothing to do with the most efficient government. The goal is rather to make “mump” all-powerful. The game is dressed by JD AVANCE that he said to be your pulpate again in 2024, should place each burocaucradu at medium, every administrative server, every administrative means. . I am . I am And when the courts are preventing you, stands in front of the country as well and say “the chief has done their guidelines.” So far after the US I have to be “a government of law, not men. “This is a shot.

This effort has not to transform public finances. In the date of 2055 to 205 percent be on the federal safety, health, defense, inexpensiveness and interests. You say musch Dogge can save $ 2tn year. With expenditure of $ 6.8tn last year, this seems absurd.

In sum, one does not make a more “efficient” system to hack to the algard. But one can terrify their employees. So, the true purpose, as Anne Applebaum notesare intimidation and replacement of genuine public servers with acolite. The volts of are clear: To allow for clothes: Allow the newspapers and assess the state and possible to force. And that of the law? Vance has already said what they are thinking of that idea . The scenery, then, is to turit to usa in a plebisitary dictation, where the power holder is king. This revolution will be compatible with the future olumes in the future? One should doubt.

After all, much of this will be irreversible. Once the loyalty has replaced integrity and lies have replaced the truth it will be a long time. So, once you have suggestive and honest servants, which easy will be to find similar people in the future? US Intelligence Services, data and scientific analysis were global fans. How much of that would you survive? One of the texts For jobs is to be if one embraces the lie that Trump won in 2020. Only the careers and maga fans are likely.

If the type of state that Fukuyama Church is replaced, intended, a poisonous mixture of incompetence and corruption is inevitable. Among the damaged functions will be what Daniel Kaufmann, garlic to the results that not profits for development, call “Capture of State“- The explanation of the power to be able to be able to be able to bend, rules for their own benefit. For a high quality entry, the US is already completely understood relatively. But it is for Being worse now that the rules have protected the independence of critical servants are by finished.

What happens is destruction, not reforming. All that have been told, ordinary Americans do not benefit of chaos. But we know who it will be.

Martin.Wolf@ft.com

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