Re: AC question
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If I knew TheLebowski was uninsured and he did not have the means to hire private detectives. I would be free to commit any crime i wished against him or his wife without fear of a meaningful investigation. Or did I miss something?
P.S. Please note that none of the above is a concern under a state.
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Yes, everyone knows how hard the cops work on solving hobo and prostitute murders.
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So only hobos and hookers lack insurance? Don't try to marginalize what could be a very serious problem. Think about how many people are without health insurance. If you only had enough money for one, what would you choose?
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Hello? Contingency.
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Poor person kills poor person, where will the money come from if they get a conviction?
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I'll agree, using a lot of man hours and lab time to catch such killers is an inefficient use of resources.
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Inefficient by what subjective standards?
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Money to be made from a conviction will be less then the money spent to gain a conviction. That's as subjective as a business can get.
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Wait.
So under the status quo, there's "money to be made" from convictions if someone kills a rich man? Who's making money here? The state?
I don't see how, by this argument, tracking down killers of hobos is any more "inefficient" than tracking down someone who kills bill gates.
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Does this mean it should be stopped altogether, or is there more to this world than efficient market solutions?
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I'm not worried about efficiency. It doesn't rule my thinking.
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Maybe not, but it rules the markets. If you want to put markets in charge then you better start worrying.
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States aren't magically exempt from the laws of economics. If a state can "take a loss" with an "inefficient" investigation then free men can surely choose to do the same. Somebody obviously thinks it's worth the expense now. Why would they stop thinking that later?
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