LRC Blog

June 20, 2009

Posted by Butler Shaffer on June 20, 20

Tom: Just wait until Obama announces a planetary system of zoning, a move that is implicit in the environmentalist political agenda. The oceans today; the continents and the atmosphere tomorrow!

The study of chaos reminds us that complex systems are inherently unpredictable, a truth that renders all forms of centralized planning bound to failure. When Joe Biden remarked that “everyone guessed wrong” on the effect of the Bush/Obama stimulus plan, he was unwittingly acknowledging the unpredictable nature of government planning. Sad to say, few have picked up on the significance of his remark.