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> 1. A cap at 21M. It made the currency deflationary by nature. Ask an economist, no one thinks it’s a good idea long term http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/030…

Should not the individual be held responsible for making a poor decision? Taking the stance that we should be protected from every possible bad thing that can happen is a recipe fo…

"Crony" is so often followed by "capitalism", but it's really just cronyism that's the issue. You can find it in capitalism and you can find it in government. But they go best hand…

Woah, woah – you're telling me people voluntarily help each other pay their medical expenses without the government forcing them to?!

Even if you consider death a state of health – which is odd, who says "yeah, they're really unhealthy: they're dead" – the path to that state differs. Some people get sick very qui…

Nowhere. I haven't claimed that. We're having a (mostly) thoughtful discussion with different opinions, which is great. If you read back through the hierarchy to my comment here[1]…

No, sorry, you're confused with our current system of centralized power in the hands of a few who doll out rewards to their crony friends. Who gets the money printed by the Federal…

What? That's not what I said at all. In fact, as I initially said, "Please don't think I'm in any way arguing for child labor." How can I make it more clear? My point is, in the hy…

If that's what you believe my utopia leads to, then you're completely misunderstanding my worldview. The principal of non-aggression means no one would be allowed to enslave or sup…

The point is it's completely voluntary for everyone involved. No one is being forced into anything.

Absolutely.

Not just theft, but aggression of any sort, including the most serious offenses such as rape and murder. Is there not a more fundamental moral value that we can all agree on?

No, the myriad that say "we care deeply about diversity and inclusivity" in their job posts. The ones that come out against banning travelers from Muslim-majority countries. The on…

There's a good suggestion for dealing with this above: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14556688

We obviously have different ideas about what's utopian and what's not. I think it's utopian to believe a centralized, federal government has all of the necessary knowledge and best…

I'm not ignoring it, I just don't think it makes sense. "I'm tolerant of everyone except those I view as intolerant." In other words, you're intolerant of those you disagree with. …

I try to keep an open mind. I don't believe things will just solve themselves, nor do I think the market is the perfect solution. I do believe, however, that it's a better solution…

Then perhaps I misunderstood his/her argument. If I look at it strictly in terms of child labor, there's nothing stopping those opposed to child labor from leaving Virginia and/or …

Look at health care costs pre- and post-1965. They began increasing in 1965 with the passage of Medicare and Medicaid, and have continued to increase as more and more government re…

They can't? How do they force everyone to pay state/local taxes? I doubt states would find it difficult to enforce participation. On "unbridled state to state migration", I already…

But not everyone is (or becomes) healthy or unhealthy to the same degree. If I have no family history of health issues, or I simply want to take a chance that I'll remain healthy, …

Child labor is complex subject that we should avoid getting into here. The reason I added my disclaimer is because my argument is about cheaper goods, not any particular way they h…

To quote you above[1]: > That's a matter of opinion. To be clear, I am not one who is in favor of rolling back gay marriage. But you cannot logically say > Oppressing others isn't …

I don't. I think paying for firefighters should be voluntary. Either I pay for it individually, or as part of my neighborhood, or at some other level that's much closer to me. If I…