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But here your problem is not with government but bad government.

• mindcrime 10y ago
  I would argue that when you give a subset of a population an institutionalized monopoly on the user of force, you're always going to get bad government eventually. That's why the State should never have the power to do anything that an individual could not justly do. http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html
  • frgtpsswrdlame 10y ago
    >I would argue that when you give a subset of a population an institutionalized monopoly on the user of force, you're always going to get bad government eventually. Why?
    • snappyTertle 10y ago
      The balance of power allows government officials to control those outside of government.
      • frgtpsswrdlame 10y ago
        Those outside of government have control over government officials as well. Besides it doesn't really answer the question.
    • mindcrime 10y ago
      Because those in control are inevitably going to become corrupt and use their power to advance their own personal agendas.