> no way to put a number on how much you want something
Counter-example: I do it all the time. Ever heard of "revealed preference"? Sure there are weird human things like preferring A to B, B to C, and C to A, but I'm OK with a map not being the territory.
> a plan for forcefully intervening in an economy
All government choices are forceful interventions, whether a choice to act or not act.
Counter-example: I do it all the time. Ever heard of "revealed preference"? Sure there are weird human things like preferring A to B, B to C, and C to A, but I'm OK with a map not being the territory.
> a plan for forcefully intervening in an economy
All government choices are forceful interventions, whether a choice to act or not act.