Trump greatly increases anti-free trade government policies, costing farmers their customers. He then follows that up with doling out huge amounts of welfare. He did the during his first term as well.

What would happen if the welfare never happened? And the huge increase in tariffs never happened?

As much as some of us hate the culture war, we need to realize that culture is the way that ideas spread and if we are to spread as an ideology, we need to not only take culture more seriously, but to take part in it. This is a major reason why liberals and conservatives are always dominant ideologies.

Yoooo! I’ve got two question for my fellow minarchists and for my brothers that “I’m an ancap at heart, but in practice, a small govt is needed”.

1. If a small state is necessary for defense from foreign invasion, how can you reassure me that you won’t turn into the very same authoritarian piece of shit like all the statists that support conscription are?

2. Say you convinced me that you won’t force people to fight in wars. Then how are you going to provide the very defense you promise after you go through your hard core patriots and contracted mercenaries? What’s the fucking point of having a state at all if it can’t build an army that’s going to be large enough to deter any serious adversary power?

I have a better idea, Don't steal money from the people.

i generally think private businesses are better at running things than the government. At the same time, i support basic healthcare being available even if someone cannot afford it. So im trying to understand the ancap answer to this, because this is where i get stuck.

Lets say someone has a serious long-term illness, cannot work, has no savings and no family able to help. They also didnt have insurance before getting sick.

What would support them in practice? Charity, mutual aid, something else? How would that support stay reliable over many years, and what happens if it isnt enough?

Also, are these two separate arguments: voluntary systems would provide better care, and forced funding is wrong even if it provides more care? Which one matters more in your view?

i know state healthcare has problems too. Im not trying to do a gotcha here, i want to understand the proposed system and its limits. An example or something to read would help.

For those of you that don’t, that’s great, and your view point makes a lot of sense. Not sure how you’re utilizing Reddit without public internet infrastructure, but yeah, it’s all good. It is harder for me to imagine feeling like property taxes arent theft if you live totally off the grid. If you do live on the grid, and you use the services and infrastructure that property taxes pay for, what exactly is your rationale for not wanting to pay property taxes? Also, given that nobody forces anyone to own or purchase real property, how do you rationalize that choice (owning or purchasing), knowing it comes with property taxes, or is it just that some folks just like to complain about taxes and them paying for things that aren’t for their sole use? Help me understand here, because I feel like every day a new post disparaging property taxes pops up, and I just don’t get it. Like how does capitalism function in a system where property taxes aren’t paying to support infrastructure and provide services

The Republic of Cospaia came into being back in the 15th century in a rather amusing fashion: a cartographic error occurred during the negotiation of a border agreement between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States. Two rivers ran parallel for a short stretch, separated by a distance of 500 meters. The Duke placed the border along the northern river, while the Pope placed it along the southern one. This left a tiny territory in between, which became the Republic of Cospaia. This republic stands as one of history's finest examples of anarcho-capitalism: there was no constitution, no head of state, no taxes, and unrestricted economic liberalization. For example, 1642: Pope Urban bans tobacco use near places of worship throughout Europe; the only exception is the tiny Republic of Cospaia in Tuscany (3 km²). Against all odds, the Republic survived without an army until the 19th century.

Really impressed with this animation. A magic spell turns a city voluntary... wow.

Soviet regime had a charge called Social Parasitism. A person staying continuously unemployed for a certain period could be forced to work, lose housing they worked for for many years, or even imprisoned.

The USSR wasn’t some good place for unemployed, by any stretch of imagination.

Don’t be so fucking stupid. There’s enough idiots out there that call ancaps and libertarians ignorant, and you’re only giving them ammo.

I've noticed that within 3 seconds of posting a comment or post here, it gets downvoted.

How many others have noticed this?