Difference between revisions of "Anything private enterprise can do, government should be able to do too."
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== Enforcing Property Rights == | == Enforcing Property Rights == | ||
Libertarians are in favor of private owners being able to enforce their rights. If they endorse the [[NAP]], that includes retaliatory violence. Libertarians think they should be able to have their own military or police capabilites or hire a company to perform them. There are plenty of legal private enforcement agencies, from the Pinkertons to Xe Services, that enforce rights claims both domestically and between nations. So governments should be able to do the same. | Libertarians are in favor of private owners being able to enforce their rights. If they endorse the [[NAP]], that includes retaliatory violence. Libertarians think they should be able to have their own military or police capabilites or hire a company to perform them. There are plenty of legal private enforcement agencies, from the Pinkertons to Xe Services, that enforce rights claims both domestically and between nations. So governments should be able to do the same. | ||
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| + | == Standard Form Contracts == | ||
| + | A common libertarian complain is: "Why should I pay for maternity care, for libraries, sidewalks, bridges I don't cross, salaries for politicians I didn't vote for?" And the answer is the same reason you would pay for centralized heat, water, electricity, common area cleaning, landscaping, profit for the landlord, etc. in the apartment you rent. It is called a [standard form contract](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_form_contract). And just as you could select a different landlord, [[http://critiques.us/index.php?title=A_Non-Libertarian_FAQ#Isn.27t_that_.22love_it_or_leave_it.22.3F|you can select a different nation]]. This is another example of libertarians saying that private individuals can practice something without complaint, but government cannot. | ||
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