Government is a monopoly. Well, more like oligopoly in the world. People are free to change their government but it's not easy. That allows government to "raise price" or "raise tax" or control goods and service knowing that the population cannot easily get out anyway.
But why is government monopoly? There is this "obey me or else" kind of charisma that government have that other organization doesn't.
Say government tell you to pay tax. You pay it or else.
Say your neighbor tell you to give him money. Rather than paying you are more likely to call cops for attempted robbery.
Monopoly happens due to economic of size. Imagine if the robbers feel it's unfair and challenge government to war.
Well, the bigger organization win.
So the fact that government has monopoly allows "peace" that normal anarchy doesn't give.
Can we have "regulated" oligopoly? That way population get best deals (most security, better infrastructures, at least tax) and still have peace, that the better governed region aren't simply invaded by failed state?
Complex questions isn't it?
A state, or an alliance, must be big enough to challenge other alliances. However, it must be diverse enough so that population have choices.
But who wants populations to have choices? Government officials? no. They want bigger tax so they can pocket it. The populations? No. They want bigger tax so they get more welfare check. Who? What pressures force governments to compete?
But why is government monopoly? There is this "obey me or else" kind of charisma that government have that other organization doesn't.
Say government tell you to pay tax. You pay it or else.
Say your neighbor tell you to give him money. Rather than paying you are more likely to call cops for attempted robbery.
Monopoly happens due to economic of size. Imagine if the robbers feel it's unfair and challenge government to war.
Well, the bigger organization win.
So the fact that government has monopoly allows "peace" that normal anarchy doesn't give.
Can we have "regulated" oligopoly? That way population get best deals (most security, better infrastructures, at least tax) and still have peace, that the better governed region aren't simply invaded by failed state?
Complex questions isn't it?
A state, or an alliance, must be big enough to challenge other alliances. However, it must be diverse enough so that population have choices.
But who wants populations to have choices? Government officials? no. They want bigger tax so they can pocket it. The populations? No. They want bigger tax so they get more welfare check. Who? What pressures force governments to compete?