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Re: Freedom is ...
by
Dalkore
on 04/01/2013, 18:40:34 UTC
But if it's mutually beneficial, who would not purchase such a service voluntarily?  
- I will actually use your line, there are irresponsible idiots


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?

- I have named these services many times so it feel redundant repeating this list.  I think you can figure those out yourself.   Hint: Domestic Army, Basic Preventative Health Care, Infrastructure, Education, Incarceration Facilities, Elections, Archival of Historic Records, etc....

These services should all be done not for profit and people should be required to pay.  No choice.  

No I don't think they can be paid for voluntarily because people are in whole pretty selfish and irresponsible.  This is why I think AnCap will never succeed unless you can change this aspect of human behavior.  I am not saying taking all selfishness away but we are WAY beyond a healthy amount.  Just look around and see the messages and the shit people say these days.  I know you agree with me there, you wouldn't be even thinking about this subject if the current culture didn't make you cringe.  

Try responding my comment about human behavior and lets see if we can make some progress.