<p>Well, apart from the insult I think we are just sort of talking past each other right now. I don’t think you understand that I actually agree with you completely. However, I think you SHOULD see that the government, by protecting property and intellectual rights, IS interfering in the economy (I never said this type of interference was bad - I AM NOT PROMOTING ANARCHY). For example, say that a I buy a pirated software program from a company that specializes in pirating code. That, in itself, is a free agreement, mutually beneficial for both that company and myself. However, the original creators of the software are losing potential sales from this type of transaction. So, the government can justifiably (within a defined law) INTERFERE and prevent or stop our transaction. This also applies to “neighborhood effects” as I mentioned before (e.g. pollution, noise, etc.). I think that the government can also justifiably interfere in some “tragedy of the commons” situations (in those where privatization is not feasible).</p>