Repeat after me:
“I agree to rule; to rule of law; to rule by the prohibition of free riding upon the productivity of others; to take responsibility for rule; to pay the costs of my rule; and to deny others the ability to rule, so that I, my kin, my people, and mankind, may evolve in sovereignty, productivity and prosperity. I am man. I am sovereign. And I promise to be warrior, sheriff, judge and legislator.”
Source date (UTC): 2015-10-26 10:44:00 UTC
—“Hanging liars costs so little and the results are priceless.”—Zachary Faulkner
Source date (UTC): 2015-10-21 01:30:00 UTC
Q: —“What’s your solution to homelessness if you don’t mind me asking?”—
If they desire to be homeless then there is no problem of homelessness. There is merely a problem of the maximum tolerance for care and feeding of them, and a (visious) prohibition on the homeless’ abuse of the charity of others.
If they do not desire to be homeless, then we are failing to devote temporary resources to people in need.
From what I can gather there is no homeless problem. We have a serious schizophrenia problem. We have a serious drug and alcohol problem. We have a serious unemployability problem (because of declining demand for work by underclasses). And we have a moderate low income housing program because we will not police them severely enough that they are preferable to the relative safety of the streets.
The primary reason people like to be homeless is socialization unavailable to them otherwise, and lack of criticism in a dynamic environment where social ostracization and pressure would give them negative feedback constantly otherwise.
One of the values of being homeless is the constant stream of public resources devoted to providing for you in times of need.
But the central problem is that we do not create and strictly police ‘villages’ for people who are merely unfortunate but well behaved. We no longer put the vast number of schizophrenics in ‘prisons’. We no longer purge public parks and spaces of ‘vagrants’.
We no longer raise the cost of their behavior on parasites such that it is preferable to seek inexpensive housing and care over the terrorism of being prohibited from fouling private property and beloved commons.
So in my opinion there is no ‘homeless’ problem per se. ANd it’s just politicking by women who need an oxytocin fix by ruminating over it, and the failure to remove liberty from those who cannot make use of it without harm to others.
Source date (UTC): 2015-10-18 08:42:00 UTC
(fun) Guest Post from Carlos Clark
Propertarianism in twelve words. “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” —Cadet Honor Code, West Point
(fun) Guest Post from Carlos Clark
Propertarianism in twelve words. “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” —Cadet Honor Code, West Point
[U]nfortunately, the whole expansion of the franchised ruined our excellent ancient tradition of watching your words, through liberal use of the duel. Unfortunately, the whole expansion of the franchise ruined our excellent tradition of telling the truth, by the dilution of libel and slander.
[U]nfortunately, the whole expansion of the franchised ruined our excellent ancient tradition of watching your words, through liberal use of the duel. Unfortunately, the whole expansion of the franchise ruined our excellent tradition of telling the truth, by the dilution of libel and slander.
(Riffing off Michael Philip) [D]ifferences between Criminal, ethical, moral. CRIMINAL: The criminal spectrum consists of imposition of costs by manual means.
(Riffing off Michael Philip) [D]ifferences between Criminal, ethical, moral. CRIMINAL: The criminal spectrum consists of imposition of costs by manual means.
—“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.”— Spencer
Source date (UTC): 2015-10-16 03:21:00 UTC