Quote from: Dalkore on January 04, 2013, 06:18:59 PM

Quote from: myrkul on January 04, 2013, 06:13:41 PM

Quote from: CountSparkle on January 04, 2013, 06:09:28 PM

If there's one thing that WILL bug people about being in an AnCap state is that it will be a rather brutal existence for irresponsible idiots.

Which is what FirstAscent and blablahblah are afraid of. They don't like their prospects.

No, it is that we actually have empathy and compassion to people that are more disadvantaged that we are. If we are going to talk about a society different than are current one, we would not just let them fall to the way side.

You'll notice I didn't include you on the list. If you'd like to be included on the list of "irresponsible idiots," you certainly can be.

Quote from: Dalkore on January 04, 2013, 06:20:47 PM

Quote from: myrkul on January 04, 2013, 06:16:32 PM

If they're so mutually beneficial, why the force? Could it not be voluntary?

Because [they're] required, there is no option.

But if it's mutually beneficial, who would not purchase such a service voluntarily?

Quote from: Dalkore on January 04, 2013, 06:20:47 PM

These are also services where your lack of participation increases cost on everyone while at the same time yo enjoy these services regardless if you are directly involved with them.

Those are called, in economics, "public goods." Can you name some of those services? Can you think of some ways that they could be made profitable without resorting to forcing people to pay? Can you think of any ways that it might be paid for entirely voluntarily, with each person giving only as much as they desire?