Re: What do you like about the State?
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1) Gov't is good because it defends us/fights fires/builds roads etc. You mean gov't is the best at something it monopolizes? Really? I guess you could make some sort of a case here but it won't be easy.
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Also...
If you're going to dismiss that stuff as a weak argument of why the state is good, then you have to weaken stuff like taxation and war violence in an argument of why the state is bad. The state has a monopoly (or at least, a saturated market share) on those things too. You can't assume that in the absence of a state privatized theft would not increase to satisfy the preference that taxes are currently reflecting.
I don't disagree with your point that these are weak arguments, but just pointing out the other side of the standard you are proposing.
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