Wendy McElroy: The Competitive Provision of Security

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“Because security is an essential ‘good’ for society, it was and is assumed that security must be handled by government through monopoly or collectivization, and not through the free market. But food is also an essential good. Shelter and energy for warmth are essential goods. Are food, housing and energy best provided by the state or by the free market?  What would a free-market security service look like? To begin with, it would focus entirely upon the protection of person and property. That is, it would protect the individual’s interest in safety from criminals and invaders rather than the interests of the state in preserving or extending its authority.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/34960/Wendy-McElroy-The-Competitive-Provision-of-Security/

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