Those who have been the strongest proponents of capitalism have generally made the following arguments:
- Those who invest in businesses take the risk. They are entitled to the bulk of the benefits.
- Government should stay out of the way and allow businesses to flourish without undue regulations and restrictions.
How do those arguments hold up now?
Regarding risk, should it not be true if the risk entitled the capitalist to the bulk of the benefits, it also requires them to the bulk of the costs? Why should the government come in and help them when business has been lost? I understand that this business loss was because of a government shutdown, not bad business decisions. Part of this was that businesses did not carry appropriate business interruption insurance; after all, this is neither the first nor the last natural disaster that will affect business.