In all cases, the disputants agree that efficiency is desirable.
But bequeathing opportunity, Hayek argued, is what families are all about:Once we agree that it is desirable to harness the natural instincts of parents to equip the new generation as well as they can, there seems no sensible ground for limiting this to non-material benefits.
"As a matter of principle," the document says, "we agree that it is desirable, when possible, to retain businesses in the local jurisdiction in which they currently reside.
We should all agree that it is desirable for aid organizations to promote the health and education of children in developing countries.
We agree that it is desirable to leave such wiggle room.
To agree that it is desirable to have a market without trade barriers is one thing; but as soon as we begin tackling specific barriers, we find that economic integration requires a great deal of hard work, patience, perseverance and, as I said, political leadership.
Nor have they agreed whether it is desirable to change the tax treatment of employer-sponsored insurance, which is not counted in an employee's taxable income.
Plato argues that justice should be placed in this category, but since it is generally agreed that it is desirable for its consequences, he devotes most of his time to establishing his more controversial point that justice is to be sought for its own sake.
As Mr. Olson explains in some detail, groups - in this case unions -can't manage any change quickly unless all members agree that the change is desirable.
