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{{DES | des = Libertarians conflate many senses of the word voluntary and exclude others to suit their ideological needs of the moment.  To libertarians, being forced to live in a system of [[Laissez Faire|laissez faire]] [[capitalism]] is voluntary for everyone because you could die instead. | show=}}
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{{DES | des = Libertarians conflate many senses of the word voluntary (and consent) and exclude others to suit their ideological needs of the moment.  To libertarians, being forced to live in a system of [[Laissez Faire|laissez faire]] [[capitalism]] is voluntary for everyone because you could die instead. All government is considered involuntary, [http://critiques.us/index.php?title=A_Non-Libertarian_FAQ#We_can.27t_emigrate_because_there_is_no_libertarian_nation. even though you can exit.]  And paradoxically, all voluntary exchange is based on involuntary systems of rights (primarily enforced by government.) See also [[Voluntaryism]] and [[Private Charity| private charity (voluntarism)]]. | show=}}
 
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What a deal if you get to narrow the choices that your victims choose among "voluntarily".  If they are limited to working for others or starving, which is the majority case in capitalist societies, what a deal for the capitalists!
 
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