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Yeah, the point of the security/anarchy argument is that you can't just argue blindly from a position of "less government" as if it were an end rather than a me
by jbooth 16y ago
Yeah, the point of the security/anarchy argument is that you can't just argue blindly from a position of "less government" as if it were an end rather than a means, because if that's your only concern, you're free to move to Somalia and experience the free market first hand.
It turns out that many subjects require more knowledge and sophistication than a 2-word bumper sticker if you want to set smart policy.
- randallsquared 16y agoStrangely, it turns out that there are groups in Somalia who will demand that you pay them in order to continue to exist, and the penalties for not paying this -- what shall we call it? Oh, yeah -- tax is even worse than not paying taxes here. The US has far less government/crime* for its GDP than Somalia. * "government" being what large criminal enterprises are called, basically.
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