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Re: Freedom is ...
by
CountSparkle
on 04/01/2013, 19:52:02 UTC
Now here is my issue with your hardline approach to whine people off of welfare services.  I agree we would be stronger without them, the problem I have is the intentional perversion of the education and culture that has really brainwashed the populous into this servile state.  I have to have some compassion for their situation and realize it is not all their cause and fault (some yes, not all).   Also I don't believe "wealth" ie "money" should be the determinate factor on a person worth in society as well.  Look where is has gotten us, no where except we have a few extra goodies.

Those proposing AnCap are of two camps:
1) Establish an AnCap society somewhere else, such as by SeaSteading. In that case, the people you feel compassionate about will be left with their safety nets, and you don't have to worry about them. The only people who do end up in the AnCap society will be the ones who voluntarily move there, knowing all the risks.
2) Society and government as a whole are slowly devolving into AnCap, thanks to globalization and technologies like the Internet, Bitcoin, Tor, 3D Printing, file sharing, etc, which will make the government lose more and more power due to not being able to regulate the things it used to. In this scenario, AnCap is pretty much the inevitable end, so arguing about why it's good or bad for us is irrelevant, and we should instead focus on what it could entail and how to be ready for it.

As for those outwardly "wealthy" and "moneyd" types, a lot of their wealth is actually owned by their bank in the form of loans and credit cards. All they own is a bunch of junk that they're only losing money on. Your real wealth, or net worth, is determined by how productive you are in a society, which I believe should be encouraged. If you simply won the lottery, or inherited a large sum, you likely won't keep that money for long, either.