Difference between revisions of "Libertarians Misunderstand Coercion"
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Hayek (Const.OL p. 21) switches to ought when he has individuals creating their own private spheres. But really cannot prevent government from having rules about taxation and redistribution. He also has government mold the environment of rules in which the spontaneous order is to occur: but government is a rationalist order. | Hayek (Const.OL p. 21) switches to ought when he has individuals creating their own private spheres. But really cannot prevent government from having rules about taxation and redistribution. He also has government mold the environment of rules in which the spontaneous order is to occur: but government is a rationalist order. | ||
| − | Markets are | + | Markets are actually coercive solutions to [[collective action problems]]: they rely on the coercive creation of property and rights. Even simple strategies such as tit-for-tat and shunning rely on that same coercive background to protect the players. |
