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Failure to allow citizens in

Failure to allow citizens in the majority to coordinate their economic efforts via a government action for which they are willing to pay, is coercive (and wrong) as well.

Not nonsense! But I think mistaken. Let me point out two things:

In what sense are the citizens in question "willing to pay" for the government action they favor? They don't take on a higher tax rate for it. Those unwilling to pay, pay just as much (per person)!

What, precisely, do you believe a government is? Why do they need a *government* to coordinate their aid? Us libertarians think the difference between a government and a private organisation is the government takes taxes, effectively at gunpoint, even from those who don't want to pay for something. We don't see how that is a necessary part of coordinating aid.

-- Elliot Temple
http://www.curi.us/

by Elliot Temple on Sat, 10/01/2005 - 21:49

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