What do they have in common?
Somehow Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie managed to shut down the borders of Namibia, curtail the investigative efforts of the press and otherwise dictate what could and could not take place throughout parts of the country. This was done at the expense of the already down-trodden taxpayers.
And when George Bush visited Germany last week, the entire city was locked down and placed under a strict curfew with no visitation rights. Again, done at the expense of taxpayers and individuals who actually generate wealth (rather than consume or redistribute it).
This paristic use of State intervention in the affairs of productive people is perhaps best seen in this review on currency circulation in Zimbabwe. Instead of allowing free-enterprise to dictate price levels and exchange rates, the inflated fiat money is yet another blunder fueled by State regulation.
