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A comment on Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Government. Parent comment

Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by tzs on Sunday November 18, 2012 @02:29AM (#4800151)
I've seen that argument before. It fails, because I'll simply hire a private protection agency that does not have an agreement with your private protection agency to go to an arbitrator when the two agencies find themselves representing opposing clients.
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by snitko on Sunday November 18, 2012 @02:33PM (#4801333)
It doesn't fail. You're assuming that one such agency would exist. In reality, violence is prohibitively expensive. No agency would stay in business for too long if it constantly engages into conflicts on behalf of its customers. Prices for its services would go up, while demand would go down. Also, savvy competitors would team up and contribute to destroying this nasty agency as well, because it hurts their peaceful business.
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Re:Ron Paul’s Farewell Address: The Internet Can Stop Big Go... by saraid216 on Monday November 19, 2012 @04:21PM (#4806417)
> Also, savvy competitors would team up and contribute to destroying this nasty agency as well, because it hurts their peaceful business.

You realize that's what a government is, right?

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