From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 14 2002 - 09:24:02 MST
Mike Lorrey wrote:
>>
>> ### Agreed. However, how do you insure the control of immigration,
>> without some sort of coercive intervention? A system all but
>> indistinguishable from a state will evolve as soon as there are
>> enough citizens willing to stop immigration.
>
> A fence is not coercive, any more than my sidearm is coercing you into
> not killing me. Georgism is an invalid and dead concept, and should
> stay that way.
>
### Imagine your neighbor starts growing apples on his land, and invites a
few thousands of poor, totally untrustworthy people to work his farm. He
makes good money, better than you. Soon there is a sizable number of
farmers, who although initially staunch anarchists and libertarians, find
having peons on their land is good for business. It is difficult for you to
compete with them, and soon your fence and sidearm are no longer up to date.
One day the peons get restive. The owner of the land which they are working
sits idly as a bunch of them, armed with bigger and better guns, cross your
fence, and tell you to get lost, or else.
Tell me, how is the anarchic society going to prevent this scenario.
Rafal
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