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Let us suppose that a great philosopher, having contemplated the vicissitudes of life, were to deem it best to sequester his children, from birth to death, on a private island—and never mention the vale of tears beyond the shore. Would this action be morally legitimate?
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As somebody interested in the relationship between personal liberty and social and economic equity, I'm attracted to the Austrian School as a group of thinkers that seem to take these issues seriously and place them at the centre of their thought. However, I'm continually disturbed by what seems...
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Can someone give me a proof that government is coercive, and a good responce to the "just leave" argument?
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[quote user="Jon Irenicus"] A culture is just a way of life, a set of shared beliefs, ideas, habits, rituals &c., and as others have noted, is inevitable from the minute one participates in society as any form of interaction will be of some shape or other . Any culture that promulgates...
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[quote user="JCFolsom"]Coercion rather implies initiation. I would not call self-defense coercion. Land ownership is a territorial monopoly on force. I am unconvinced that the anarcho-capitalist model actually eliminates coercive force. It might just distribute it better, for a time.[/quote...
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[quote user="Telpeurion"]Thing is, I am in a probationary period for 60 days, (Of course they put the Union deadline 31 days after hiring ). During the probation, I can be fired for any reason - any.[/quote] I am imagening what I would do, if I was in your place. I should mention that - as...
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In the midst of our economic slowdown, the U.S. Treasury Dept has issued what they are calling the "Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform". The highlights, as given by an article on Yahoo!'s website , are as follows: --designate the Fed as the primary regulator for market stability...
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I understand why government backed unions, laws against 'strike breaking', etc. make little economic sense (and can be considered immoral). But what about this: what if workers in a factory simply get together to bargain collectively with the managment as a matter of efficiency, or because they...
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I I prefer the term "anarcho-liberal" over "anarcho-capitalist," since I believe the term "capitalist" is extremely misleading to some and because I believe anarcho-capitalism is the pinacle of left-wing radicalism. But, regardless of my preference in the matter, I understand...
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This morning I was thinking of an incident that occured in my hometown of Rutland, Vermont, in the 19th century. Rutland was home to several marble quarrying companies and marble was fortuitously discovered just as the Rutland Railroad came to town and the famous quarries of Carrara, Italy closed do...