This essay was easy to read through because of the way it was formatted. The essay touches all aspects of the required readings. The way the reading was sectioned helped me pick out the most interesting parts. The paragraph on the background of Bastiat's life really helps the reader fully understand why this man has anything to do with the law or just people in general. I liked how you went through all the aspects that Bastiat did in order to show what Entrepreneurship is.

Napoleon also taxed citizens highly to benefit the elite. Both monarchs and emperors in France had created a centralized government that neglected the needs of regular French citizens. Bastiat was weary of this pattern in French history, and warned against the high amount of power in the French government. In this period of turmoil when the country was changing leaders and ruling parties at a fast rate, the balance of power was changing with it.

This quote really shows how the government uses taxing to their advantage. The government tends to tax the rich way more which I totally agree with the above statement. It's so crazy that they had to tax people just to make sure the elite got what they wanted. It's sad that the regular citizens had to get punished for certain things because the government wanted to help the elite. The government has so much power and we don't even realize it because we are so blinded. I feel like when there is a lot of change with who or who doesn't have the power that's when the government tends to do sneaky things to the regular people.

The goal of reducing international imports was to create more business and value in French production. However, this caused higher costs for citizens, because importing goods would be cheaper. The policies that were supposed to improve societal well-being created adverse effects because of the higher costs and the loss of jobs in the import and export industries.

I kind of disagree with this I feel like importing goods can sometimes get expensive if we have nothing to offer. I feel like it doesn't make since on relying to just important goods. We could get more connections but we are also not offering much to others.
Overall, this essay covered all aspects of the required reading. I enjoyed how the essay hit all the key points of the essay. I liked how you added some of Bastiat's background so that we have a better understanding of who he really is and how he brought Entrepreneurship to life.