RE: A practical problem for the Anarchist and New Age Voluntarists (and any other starry-eyed idealist). (featuring @vuyusile as author)
Thank you - I took the time to listen to this video. Its an interesting idea. In South Africa, economic participators, like myself, are taxed at a marginal rate of 40%, and still have to contract for private security, health, education, etc because the state provision is so poor.
But have you considered how many debatable predicates there are to the success of the free market security provision in this proposal? Are you happy with the use of force in compulsion? how does that marry with some of the other tenets of the new age voluntarism I have been reading about on this platform?
What if the free market does not work in a particular location for example urban over rural, etc. What will be used in the transition period to get it working?
In the end, I think this is a decidedly poor answer to the question that has been posed. We will have to do better than this.
The opening question is under the assumption that high amounts of crime do occur. On land that does have a notable probability of crime, simple insurance business will not be capable of providing sufficient compensation, and may bankrupt themselves if they do not hire a protective force. I do not think such high crime areas are likely in a free system, but assuming they exist, this is a solid solution to the alternative.
No one would be required to enter areas managed by such businesses. But, for the people who do they could enter with confidence that competition and reputation maintenance would keep such businesses from framing them for crimes, or committing other wrong acts against them. Insurance alone would give people more reason to do nothing to stop theft, and would encourage staged activities to obtain payout.
So I see wholesale corruption in all levels of government; and this drives a great many vices that are visited on citizens. thats a given; and I don't need persuasion that government is weak and failing.
But I also see corruption and interest seeking in the private sphere that will break the market's invisible hand. A great deal more harm may be done while the market and market actors try to sort it out.
As much as I would like to believe, I have not been won over to this set of proposals.
Your "error," in assuming all things must be considered prior to implementation where agility would be most essential for progress. https://steemit.com/anarchy/@zev/a-practical-solution-for-the-anarchist-and-new-age-voluntarists