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I get asked this question a lot when debating with other individuals. They posit that without the child labor laws, we would have children working in factories and sweat shops. I suggest that it was capitalism during the industrial revolution that allowed us to move away from this. However, they usually...
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I'm not a fan of child support laws, and my basic beleif is that a father shouldn't have to pay for a child he doesn't want. And that I certainly shouldn't have to pay for a government to step in and force him to be a responsible adult. However many people find this view to be too "cold...
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[quote user="pazlenchantinrocks"]Children would not have the same rights as adults. The parents own the child until the child demonstrates that he can prove that he is a self-owner.[/quote]That's where I disagree with Rothbard. The notion that parents can own their children, even if it's...
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[quote user="gethky"]2. Keepng or selling slaves does indeed involve coercion and is therefore immoral, but not necessarily criminal sans government.[/quote]If something is a violation of natural law, then it's naturally criminal, government or sans government. Slavery is the theft of one's...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]As I said, according to Dr. Evil, we can dump our kids out in the wilderness.[/quote]The benefits of abolishing all slavery, even looking at this from a utilitarian standpoint rather than the natural law standpoint I commonly employ, are far greater than the negative consequences...
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[quote user="Nathyn"]Why should Murray Rothbard's property rights matter, but not the lives of children ?[/quote]The axiom of self-ownership is essential, for without it, there would be nothing to stand in the way of Smith's claim to own Brown. It is because Brown owns himself, and...