The conditioned citizen, when confronted with a problem, will hasten to ask “how will the government handle this?” The thoughtful individual voluntaryist will ask instead “what is the problem?”
Tag: government
Mueller v. Trump: Ain’t Life Grand?
Trump is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, including but not limited to pursuing wars of aggression (the ultimate war crime) in Syria and elsewhere. He is therefore worthy of impeachment and imprisonment under both US and international law. But, sadly, he won’t be pursued for those crimes.
Suit, Robe, or Uniform: Does it Matter What Criminals Wear?
My bias aside, we shouldn’t believe that all business people strictly follow free market principles. Perhaps, even, most of them don’t. Who knows? What I do know is that every single person is capable of behaving in ways contrary to voluntaryism, and a strong majority of us have at some point in our lives.
Aggression Justifies More Aggression?
“Well of course, as a libertarian I would ideally want the market to handle everything, but as long as government taxes, regulations and licensing make health care so expensive, we can’t give up Medicare and Medicaid!”
Rulers Fully Intend to Plunder and Bully
The hurdle over which most people cannot jump is the belief that government means well, that it acts so harmfully only because it chooses inappropriate means for the attainment of its laudable objectives.
Lessons from Building Praxis – Part 11
There’s a fatal flaw in your plan. Your business model, or market, or pricing, or something about your crazy idea is going to stop you dead in your tracks. Of course. That’s probably why no one else has done it yet. Or maybe that’s why you’re going to succeed where they failed.
Threatening People with Fines and Jail
A question on Quora: “Why are so many American conservatives against the systems that are so effective in countries such as Finland and Denmark?”
Markets are Amoral, and Inevitable
The market is nothing more than individuals using each other to satisfy their own desires. It just so happens that in the vast majority of cases, people can satisfy their desires in ways which are mutually beneficial.
Cryptocurrencies and Governance, These Things are Happening
Over $93 billion dollars, and counting, have poured into the cryptocurrency market since Bitcoin was released in 2009. Millions of individuals have come together without central direction to build this worldwide phenomenon. Changes are happening every day that have global ramifications, all of which are happening without permission by governments, and often in spite of governments’ supposed authority to control other people.
A Moral Obligation to Pay and Obey Me
I’m a human being and you’re a human being. However, as the result of some rituals that other people did, and things being written on paper–which you don’t need to understand the details of, and which you didn’t need to be involved in–you now have a moral obligation to give me money and obey my commands.