>>The great lie of capitalism is pushing a theory of personal responsibility rather than legislating these problems away >>There are so many elements of my lif

>>The great lie of capitalism is pushing a theory of personal responsibility rather than legislating these problems away >>There are so many elements of my life that cause harm to other beings that addressing the harm could be a full time job. The principles of a free society with private-property/contract rights do NOT exclude the right of the collective to prohibit actions that generate negative externalities, including pollution of the commons and depletion of scarce natural resources. Like most anti-capitalist arguments, yours is based on ridiculous caricatures of what you're railing against.