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Regarding Stephan's claim in that property rights are justified, from the book "a rational proof of secular ethics". thanks stephan for your brilliant work which i appreciate! however, I percieve a flaw: you claim that ownership must exist because self-ownership exists. Lets question this...
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Of course, he shows no evidence of realizing that there is no solution to the problem so long as there is a State, but here is what he said in his recent HuffPo article on regulatory capture: Fourth, we need a more severe monitoring of the activities of public officials and a solution to the following...
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I just had a thought, that the amount of money in an economic system shoud be directly proportional to the population. I am no expert at economics (I consider myself an enthusiastic amateur) but I thought it would be a system that would be more flexable and stable than the gold standard, without the...
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Maybe I'm misguided or confused or whatever, but I just can't seem to get past these philosophical roadblocks to accepting the free market. Personally, It would really help me to have an answer because I experience a great deal of anxiety and guilt when it comes to earning money, especially if...
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Hello, all! So I've been having a bit of a debate with this guy, who turns out to have a little more respect for empiricism than I had originally anticipated (still misguided and myopic though). I have yet to write a response to his most recent comments (posted below), but I was wondering if anyone...
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Here are three topic suggestions about the divition between socialistic anarcists and anarcho-capitalists. I'd also appreciate links to all podcasts related in any way to socialistic anarchism. Suggestion 1. There seem to be a large divition between anarchists. One so large, that many don't even...
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Game theory is often cited to criticize free market economics and demonstrate the need for government regulation. I know that game theory is in no way a valid argument for government, but I'm having trouble articulating the reasons why. Can anyone help? Or does anyone know of some quick reasons why...
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What if a corporation grows so large that it privately owns a monopoly on the natural resources of its industry so that there is no legal manner in which another or a new corporation can compete to equalize the market and fight the authority of the massive corporation for oppression and blackmailing...
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Anarcho-capitalists like to say that the free market would work itself out in terms of commodity prices, and that state regulation of corporation is not ever required. I have realized that the poor, or even a very large poorer percentage of all the people, could be excluded from such negotiations as...
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i just listened to your podcast about poverty, i think it was #60 or maybe a bit earlier. i completely agree that the majority of adult poor are there either by choice or by a fault of their own. but in your discussion about the deserving poor, you brought up the children of the undeserving poor. in...