I suppose that every system founded upon liberty will suffer the risk of free-rider
problems, but a capitalism that justifies the free-riders at the top cannot hope to
do away with free-riders at the base. Egalitarian democracy does not justify any
free-riding. Socialism does not legitimize free-riding. "From each according to their
ability; to each according to their need" is not a free-rider formula.





The only way that an honest person can truly and really pay for the goods and
services they receive is by honest labor.





Enforceable conscription is not necessary in a just and free society. We live in an
unjust and unfree society; and so, because of this reality, it is no surprise that people
are not willing to give freely to the good of the commonwealth.





If a majority votes for a good or service, then there ought to be enough labor to provide
the good or service. It must be remembered that a vote is a vow, a promise. To vote for
some project is to vow to do your part. If there are not enough to do the project, then
each must do their part if they voted for the project. If a majority voted for a project, it is
more than likely that not all who voted for the project will be needed to carry the project
out.





"The realistic process leads first from life to thought, not from thought to life."
-- Antonio Labriola