Anarchy Thyme

self-discipline is the key to anarchy - in the absense of regulation, individuals are expected to choose to do 'the right thing'. currently, the rewards system favors those who are willing to diminish their personal ethics in the competitive chase for $. take baseball - george wants his pennant back and the rules allow that he can spend his income to buy whichever players he wants, with the 'luxury tax' handicap. that is the playing field - when and if the yankees win next year, the team name goes in the record book and we move on with life. but george doesn't compete with the other owners in their markets in addition to his own. the yankees still have to draw the fan base to support the economics to turn a profit while winning. while the yankees are owned by george, they are supported by the greater new york community. george doesn't raid the mets, he outcompetes them. when one local entity RHS raids others for the limited support available - the community at large loses in the big picture. when the system ESD rewards this behavior, it is time to lose the system.