Lets say that people from other countries will not purchase exports from an anarchno-capitalistic country unless they are taxed 50%, because the rest of the world has joined the WTO, and they want to urge this anarchno-capitalistic country to stop dumping cheap products from no taxation. Is government (or an imitation) necessary?
well the goverments external to the ancap region will levy whatever import export taxes they like, wont they?
Indeed. I fail to see the point in the question. Does the an-cap region need a government to persuade other nations to stop stifling the export market? Probably not. It could just send a delegation of sorts to discuss terms.
The situation would be peacefully resolved if all other governments stopped impoverishing their citizens.
“The situation would be peacefully resolved if all other governments stopped impoverishing their citizens.”
Which means never. Please do not consider wishful thinking as answer to a question - that all things would be cool if a miracle happened…
Bogus question. The “anarcho-capitalistic” country would be viewed by the state as being an area of crime, lawlessness and be a black market of sorts. The state being unable to stop the flow of “cheap” products from this black market would probably result in a war, such as the drug war with the drug cartel in mexico.
Not clear as to what you are asking. Are you trying to get someone to say that government intervention in one area is a good thing to trap them into saying that it is neccessary in others?
Business Owner: Hey, I’m selling X for $100, you should buy from me, it costs more in your country.
Foreign Customers: We cant, our government will not allow it unless you tax your exports 50% so we can compete
Solution 1:
Business Owners: Damn, I guess we need a government to tax our products so we can sell it to foreign countries. Now we have to charge $150, but we still only recieve $100 of that, plus we have to pay for the government.
Solution 2:
Business Owners: Okay, we will add a “tax” of 50% to everything we sell in your country. Now we have to charge $150, making our goods less competitive than they would be otherwise, but we get to keep all of the $150, and don’t have to have a government.
I don’t know why I wrote it out like that, but thats basically how I understand it.
no.
Business Owner: " I am my own government of one and this great low price includes a tax of 99.9%!"
Let me explain. After looking at the WTO, and the situation where they threatened punishment if the government increased taxes, I wondered, “What if the same situation happened, but the US has a free market.” It would not bode well.
I am not trying to trap people into saying that government intervention is good, I just thought of a hypothetical situation and wanted to share it.
What if the whole world was an-cap and still noone wanted to buy anything from this particular an-cap “country”? The consequences are the same. Would the potential argument for introducing a state change?
Freedom isn’t motivated by the utilitarism of being allowed by others to sell goods. If they don’t wanna buy on the conditions offered, it’s their free choice to say no. It’s like they’ve put up signs saying “Slaves Only” on their borders…
Actually, in some very small degree, this is happening today with respect to EU (and probably US too) preasures toward (ex) tax-havens like Liechtenstein, Switzerland and several island nations. There are still opening, but they are shrinking.