600 Word essay

Analyze one of the three couplets in par.36 of verse 57 (page 211) of the Tao-te Ching in light of a specific policy enacted by any American government of the last 100 years. Examine one prohibition which has led to a decline in virtue, or a militaristic policy which led to greater insecurity, or a government subsidy which undermine self reliance. Conversely, you may analyze the policy and its effects to refute Lao Tzu's position