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Originally Posted by kane
Then lets here it.
How do we pay for all of this without taxes? I'm not bashing, just genuinely interested. I think the taxes are too high, but when I look around see what most people pay, they get a lot back for what they put in and if each of us was expected to pay their fair share the average person could never afford it.
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Well first I'm glad you're genuinely interested.
And also, it's very important for me to point out that
worrying about the consequences of eliminating immoral acts is irrelevant. If you agree that it's wrong to kidnap (imprison) people because they do not consent to giving a group of individuals a % of their income (the state, much like how the mafia operates), then is it really relevant to worry about the potential consequences that may arise by eliminating that immorality?
As I've said before, people actually made the argument "Who will pick the cotton if we end slavery?"
But to entertain your question from a consequentialist point of view, who fights fires? who builds roads and bridges? who provides security?
People do. People would continue to solve these problems, except they wouldn't be funded through theft.
Think about something for a second... What if Sex.com was the only provider in which we could legally view adult content online? What if they had no competition? What if competition were made illegal? They wouldn't have an incentive to really improve their product or customer service.
This is the reason it takes an atrocity for a police officer to be fired, it's why we see the USPS in such a horrible shape that it is now, it's also the reason we see the state itself in a 16 trillion+ debt.
In a stateless/free/voluntary society, how would roads and bridges be paid for? How would services that are currently "public" be provided privately? There are many debates/approaches, and many of which arguably could work; the free market would ultimately decide the best path, as competition naturally chooses the winners.
Roads / Bridges:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capi...restrict_sr=on
http://www.5stepstoanarchy.com/what-about-the-roads/
Security / Police:
http://mises.org/journals/jls/14_1/14_1_2.pdf
Fighting fires:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capi...e_departments/