What should a community/nation/state (government) provide for citizens?

henry quirk · 08-02-2018, 12:53 PM

Glatt,

You describe a 'tragedy of the commons'.

Consider: a new colony located at the base of a forest covered mountain. There is no formal governmrnt and each colonist is a self-directing type.

Immediately folks get to claiming property left and right. Of course there'll be skirmishes and jumped claims and bloodshed, but once the dust settles there won't be a 'commons'.

The self-regulation of such an arrangement, I think, is superior to regulation from the outside (or 'above').

08-02-2018, 12:53 PM	#7
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	Glatt, You describe a 'tragedy of the commons'. Consider: a new colony located at the base of a forest covered mountain. There is no formal governmrnt and each colonist is a self-directing type. Immediately folks get to claiming property left and right. Of course there'll be skirmishes and jumped claims and bloodshed, but once the dust settles there won't be a 'commons'. The self-regulation of such an arrangement, I think, is superior to regulation from the outside (or 'above').

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