https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0017.mp3 In the Star Wars universe, the empire was formed because of a betrayal by it’s political class and because the people demanded something that could never work: central planning of resource allocation via the political class. Central planning places the preferences of the planners above those of the consumer.