To what extent should govt meddle in the free market?

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[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The state ... should always exist

I've argued in favor of the state in the past, but my updated position is that a 'state' is an evil that's only a valid necessity when population levels exceed the natural carry capacity of the land.

Once overpopulation occurs, competition for resources and surface area becomes a problem that only a state can address.

The correct solution is not to overpopulate, but our species lacks that level of intelligence.

[–]la_cues[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The state should exist for regulating social, economic interactions between individuals, upholding law/order, upholding will of the population.

But the state should be as quiet as possible when it comes to interfering with individual rights and day-to-day.

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Why should a state regulate anything? Every example you cite is oppression of the individual.

Let's say you have a milk cow, and have grown a surplus of tomatoes. Why should the state step in between you and your neighbor, who has extra eggs to trade?

[–]la_cues[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I guess I mean, regulations that seek to keep individual -> individual transactions totally uninhibited.

Regulations to counteract the power of corporations and govt entities.

Some regulations for safety are necessary, but the individual right to consent (for example) beyond written law can override this. Standards, definition, and legal requirements have to follow some regulating? Even in an anarcho system there is some upheld order.

Libertarianism for an individual in the market. More regulation, taxation (for public market infrastructure lol) for corporate or international/multinational business.

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Oh, but corporations only exist during an overpopulation condition.

Once overpopulation occurs, competition for resources and surface area becomes a problem that only a state can address.

The correct solution is not to overpopulate,

Maybe I wasn't clear enough in my above comment. The US population in 1821 was 9,920,899. We need to go back. Maybe not quite that far, but far closer to that than our current condition.

However, we can't go back, and we can't continue on. Although we will continue on right up until the bust, of "boom and bust" fame.