Comments | blueadept: Interesting example of how anarcho-capitalism works

blueadept

Interesting example of how anarcho-capitalism works

Jun 26, 2009 23:59

This article about pirate-hunting cruises off the African coast is a perfect example of how an anarcho-capitalist level free market can provide disincentives for crime (in this case, piracy). These guys will reduce the number of pirates either by killing them off or by getting them to change professions by teaching them that messing with boats/ ( Read more... )

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zimdanen June 27 2009, 15:16:38 UTC

Thought you might find this interesting: link

blueadept June 27 2009, 15:24:49 UTC

Nice. Only thing is, you don't have to use $100 textbooks. Buy old editions that aren't being used in classes any more for CHEAP, or download freely available textbooks (some professors even release their texts as open-source eventually, and there are Wiki-based projects for textbooks). If you want something you can hold in your hands, buy a Kindle DX and read free/open-source textbooks on *that*. It'll still cost you less for the Kindle than for 4-5 textbooks, and you can get the newest versions as soon as they come out for free instead of being stuck with old errors.