The big mistake that governments like ours make is believing that a few people in Canberra can decide what’s best for everyone, where money should go, what things are worth, and what industries should be able to grow.
But every Australian already makes those decisions every single day when they spend their own money, run their business, or choose how to use their finite time.
That’s the real economy of function, millions of small choices made by free people adding up to something far smarter than any committee could ever be.
When governments interfere too much, they mess with that natural flow of value. Instead of the best ideas and hardest workers being rewarded the most, the money ends up where the loudest lobbyists or political favourites want to put it. Free people and open markets make better decisions than bureaucrats ever can, because no one in an office can outthink 8 billion minds 🧠 working together.