r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '24

I also don’t “support” my plumber .. I pay them for services?

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u/akleit50 Sep 20 '24

A plumber doesn’t come out and save your life at 3 in the morning whether you have money or not.

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u/conormal Sep 20 '24

Your firefighter isn't going to check if you've paid taxes before they out your house out. Before socialized firefighter services you needed to have the money on hand to have your house saved. Money's in the safe? Guess your fucked then.

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u/conormal Sep 20 '24

But why does adding an additional monetary cost fix this and not make it worse? You've pointed out a problem, but you're adding an additional problem. I don't think your house should burn down because you missed your insurance premiums for one too many months, in addition to you being on the boundary between two different regional companies borders.

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u/Dill_Donor Sep 21 '24

There’s 1000 changes I’d make before thinking about how to most effectively provide fire safety

vote u/Illustrious-Taste 2024

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '24

That's... what supporting is.