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11 years ago @ Center for a Stateless... - Hayek vs Rothbard On C... · 0 replies · +1 points

"An expansive definition of coercion allows libertarians to achieve a greater depth of understanding about the various ways in which people can be coerced."
This is circular.

You can find more instances of people doing X, if you expand the definition of X to include more things that people do... Hmmm.. Really???

13 years ago @ Ludwig von Mises Insti... - The Bitcoin Money Myth... · 0 replies · +3 points

"How can I use some Gold my Great Grandfather stashed away 100 years ago and spend it today at today’s values when the effort he put into accumulating his gold nowhere matches/resembles the effort today?"

Subjective Theory of Value
Demand for a commodity can change

13 years ago @ Ludwig von Mises Insti... - The Bitcoin Money Myth... · 1 reply · +4 points

"Time and energy are valued by consumers and already priced in existing monies.
The value of bitcoins can be traced back to the value of the resources required to mine them. "

I don't see how that makes sense. That's like saying you have a currency, with each unit based on a portion of gasoline, but to produce that unit of currency you have to burn that portion of gasoline. The time & energy required to produce a bitcoin are consumed by the production, and thus are no longer available recipients of the bitcoin. The value of a fiat currency is traceable back to the commodity it is/was based on, which in turn has value based on its own usefulness to people, not on the resources it took to produce that commodity.

13 years ago @ Center for a Stateless... - A (Brief) People's His... · 1 reply · +2 points

There should be zero gun control laws. None of them are sensible.

On the topic of home defense, an M-4 or AK-74 would make a better home defense weapon than a shotgun. Shotguns are longer and heavier, making them more cumbersome to wield inside a house. A shotgun has much, much more recoil, making them borderline uncontrollable for people of a smaller frame. The noise from a shotgun is tremendously louder, making it more likely to cause serious hearing damage. Shooting any gun indoors without hearing protection is loud, but shotguns are especially concussive, and it's easier to fit a suppressor on rifles and handguns. Shotguns also only hold a few rounds and are slow to reload.

13 years ago @ Center for a Stateless... - A (Brief) People's His... · 2 replies · +1 points

I don't think too many people expected the government would go that far in that situation. Usually the government only does that in foreign countries.

13 years ago @ Center for a Stateless... - A (Brief) People's His... · 0 replies · +3 points

The history of gun control has demonstrated that all gun control exists on a slipper slope to confiscation. And the firearms they're trying to restrict happen to be the most suitable tools for home defense. For example, an AR-15 with a 30-round mag is, in most cases, going to be superior for home defense compared to a shotgun or handgun.

Measures to keep guns out of the hands of criminals don't work. Statistically, there is no causal effect to be found between violent crime rates and gun control laws.

What of grenades, landmines, anti-tank missiles, etc? Yes, those should be legalized as well. But even small arms in the hands of guerrilla fighters can be sufficient.

13 years ago @ Center for a Stateless... - Punishment vs. Restitu... · 0 replies · +2 points

If value is subjective, how can we objectively identify the line between restitution and punishment? How do we determine proportionality?
If someone breaks in and destroys an irreplaceable heirloom in which you place great sentimental value, could you rightfully say that the value you would get from seeing the vandal jailed for a year or given a couple lashes with a whip is proportional to the value they took from you?

Also, you mention the idea of punishment for deterrence to others as being self-defense, but dismiss it. What about punishment for deterrence to the person being punished? Would this not fall within whatever may be necessary to remove them from your sphere of authority (particularly with repeat offenders)?

14 years ago @ Ludwig von Mises Insti... - The Skeptic\'s Case - ... · 0 replies · +5 points

I don't think you quite understand the case against econometrics. The inherent flaw with popular econometrics is that economists are attempting to objectively measure events that depend upon subjective valuations. This isn't the case with climate study. If you have a fire, and you plan to pour gasoline on the fire, knowing the conditions of the fire and the amount of fuel you plan to pour on it, I can predict what the temperature will change to once you dump gasoline on it. I cannot predict if you will pour the gasoline, I can't predict if you'll think the additional warmth feels cozy or too hot, but I can accurately predict what will happen to the fire if you pour the gasoline on it. Climatologists aren't trying to predict what people will do, nor are they trying to objectively measure subjective values.

14 years ago @ Ludwig von Mises Insti... - The Skeptic\'s Case - ... · 2 replies · +3 points

I'm skeptical of AGW theory, but I think your assessment of the is off. The problem with economic models is that it is attempting to mathematically predict human behavior. Physics, chemistry, mathematics - these things actually can be applied to the predicting of the climate - it's a matter of getting the data and science right. So far it doesn't seem like they have.

14 years ago @ Ludwig von Mises Insti... - The Skeptic\'s Case - ... · 0 replies · 0 points

AGWers warn of the melting of ice that is on land, not ice that's already floating in the ocean.

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