Goldman Sachs questions whether curing patients is a sustainable business model

Re:Goldman Sachs questions whether curing patients is a sust... by Chaebixi on Friday April 13, 2018 @11:13AM (#16830714)

> The state doesn't have to have a monopoly on violence; as the use of private military contractors has proven.

I don't think you know what the "[state] monopoly on violence" means. It does not mean all people authorized to use force are directly on the government payroll.

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Re:Goldman Sachs questions whether curing patients is a sust... by fjsolwmv on Friday April 13, 2018 @04:43PM (#16833748)

Rectang misused it first, by claiming "encouraging a marketplace of competing militia would not a viable approach. " Even though mercenary corporations are in fact competing militia.

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Re:Goldman Sachs questions whether curing patients is a sust... by rectang on Friday April 13, 2018 @05:36PM (#16834090)

Whatever large portion of the military we are not comfortable contracting out is going to continue missing out on the efficiencies induced by marketplace competition.

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