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<blockquote data-quote="Flipx99" data-source="post: 6232527" data-attributes="member: 562352">The bolded parts answer the part in red and bold. People, I think, are too afraid to go at it alone. Even the &quot;rugged individualism&quot; upon which this country is founded is somewhat of a farce in that these people relied on families and other friends. Consider the Oregon Trail...they didn&#039;t ride alone.A truly free market is anarchy...and few reasonable people want that.Social contracts are important because of the insurance they provide. One is free to go at it alone without such concern for the social wellbeing of his fellow man. However, few reasonable people wouldn&#039;t instigate relationships as a backstop in the event of a free-fall.Because I believe man is naturally evil and selfish, I cannot agree that gift and reciprocation is no more of a natural state than the one that requires people to think rationally. The advantage of the &quot;regulated capital&quot; state is at least one knows the rules.I choose to sell myself on the open market. I choose to acquire skills and sharpen my mind so I can compete with others to acquire materialistic goods because I am selfish. I do not believe there is anything particularly important about being a human vs. a cat or a tree.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flipx99, post: 6232527, member: 562352"] The bolded parts answer the part in red and bold. People, I think, are too afraid to go at it alone. Even the "rugged individualism" upon which this country is founded is somewhat of a farce in that these people relied on families and other friends. Consider the Oregon Trail...they didn't ride alone. A truly free market is anarchy...and few reasonable people want that. Social contracts are important because of the insurance they provide. One is free to go at it alone without such concern for the social wellbeing of his fellow man. However, few reasonable people wouldn't instigate relationships as a backstop in the event of a free-fall. Because I believe man is naturally evil and selfish, I cannot agree that gift and reciprocation is no more of a natural state than the one that requires people to think rationally. The advantage of the "regulated capital" state is at least one knows the rules. I [B]choose[/B] to sell myself on the open market. I [B]choose[/B] to acquire skills and sharpen my mind so I can compete with others to acquire materialistic goods because I am [B]selfish[/B]. I do not believe there is anything particularly important about being a human vs. a cat or a tree. [/QUOTE]

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