What You Feed & Grow On Becomes Your Goal: 05-24-2026

1. Capitalists feed on and grow from profits, so they are incentivized by them.
2. Governments feed and grow from taxes, so they are incentivized by them.
3. When governments feed on taxes while trying to control or live off capitalism, the result is often authoritarianism, cronyism, and economic failure. They undermine the very system they depend on.
4. The core problem with tax-funded governments is that revenue collection becomes an end in itself. This dependence on taxes inevitably incentivizes the expansion of bureaucracies and state power.
5. The core problem with profit-driven businesses is that profit becomes an end in itself, leading to exploitation of workers, communities, and the environment.
6. One promising solution for businesses is the benefit corporation model, which legally requires companies to consider the well-being of employees, communities, and the environment alongside profits.
7. One proven solution for governments is radical downsizing. In Argentina, President Javier Milei has eliminated ministries, significantly cut public spending, reduced bureaucracy, and achieved budget surpluses—demonstrating that shrinking the state is possible.
8. We must redesign the system so that both governments and businesses feed on and grow from the prosperity, health, and happiness of the people they serve—not by extracting from them.