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The road to serfdom

July 18, 2008 - 4:30 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Wolf Pangloss
2008-07-22 20:15:15

Ever wonder why fire stations are called “companies”? Perhaps safety, police and fire services should be handled the same way they were in the old days, as insurance policies offered by private companies. With consideration aforethought, much of what contemporary government provides could be restored to a free market of competing private providers. With letters of marque, even some national security tasks could be privatized.