It's not "an ideology", by the way. It's simple truth, and I pointed to one element of why it's obvious:
>> bureaucrats just aren't particularly prudent when they are using our money
> Another view is that the so-called free market is very focused on the short term, which isn't conducive to providing public goods
I can't decipher what potential problem you're pointing to. Apparently even "knowledge" is a "public good".
But whatever your complaint there is, it's based on the flawed premise that there is some One True Way <X> should be, and that central planning intervention is necessary to make it so.
>> bureaucrats just aren't particularly prudent when they are using our money
> Another view is that the so-called free market is very focused on the short term, which isn't conducive to providing public goods
I can't decipher what potential problem you're pointing to. Apparently even "knowledge" is a "public good".
But whatever your complaint there is, it's based on the flawed premise that there is some One True Way <X> should be, and that central planning intervention is necessary to make it so.