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by asdfasgasdgasdg 2260 days ago
> the broader point of "if we put our heads to it we might be able to avoid an expansion in government power while not making any unacceptable sacrifices."

And I guess my point is that I admit that possibility, but I consider the likelihood very low.
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whatshisface 2260 days ago
>but I consider the likelihood very low.

But you just said that the tort scheme would do the same thing in a more inconvenient way! Surely inconvenience is not an unacceptable sacrifice.

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asdfasgasdgasdg 2260 days ago
That's not all I said. "You're just using a more convoluted, less effective route to get there. As an added drawback ..." To be very explicit: I think the tort scheme would achieve lower compliance, cause excess deaths, and would also be more expensive and less just in implementation.

And atop all that I don't consider the libertarian ideal to be a goal worthy of pursuit. So yeah. Not a fan.

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