Can someone recommend me any works that deal with the monetization of the police and courts? The methods I've encountered are charging a service fee or tax. Is there a way to make the police and courts financially independent without charging a fee or tax?

Men who own land have a stake in the community. In the U.S is evident that women constantly vote left (left is not always bad) but they do not just vote left, they vote for a more authoritarian and bigger government. If only men were allowed to vote then in every election the conservative candidate would win. Downside to this is of course that drug laws would become more harsh (fuck you republicans, you do not believe in liberty at all) but at least the economy would be sound, taxes would be kept low and gun rights would be protected (hopefully, not like the NRA has ever actually protected gun rights). Anyways I do not even own land and I would not have a problem giving up my right to vote.

I WROTE THIS POST TO KNOW HOW MINARCHISM ACCEPTS THESE ISSUES THAT 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES MOSTLY FACE EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBERS ARE FROM INDIA THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRY OF THE WORLD . I REQUEST THE MEMBERS TO GIVE PRACTICAL AND STEP WISE SOLUTIONS IF POSSIBLE OR ATLEAST A CLEAR INSIGHT THAT MINARCHISM GIVES ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES. PLEASE DON'T RANT ABOUT THIS ISSUES BY JUST SAYING TERMS AND CALLING THEM AS SOLUTIONS. GIVE SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES TO A NON MINARCHIST:-

1:- unions and corporatives :- in India we have huge business like tata and Mahindra that people love, respect and are loyal too for playing a huge role in shaping morden India and employing many people but we have crony capitalists too like Ambani and Adani who have exploited workers and natural resources!!! We have Cooperatives like Amul who made India a milk producing country from a milk deficient country while also looking after farmers, Mumbai dabbawala a 127 year old coorporative that plays a crucial role in Mumbai tiffin service and have a huge workforce that is like a family and not a business venture environment where any person is thrown out simply if he is a liability and emotions are attached to such coorporatives and people are proud of it and even the government advocates and help these coorporatives too in increasing their working areas to this major landmass as they are also profit generating coorporatives!!!! We have unions like AITUC, BMS, INTUC, UTUC, CITU, H.M.S . they have played a crucial role against crony capitalism, workers exploitation and rights and better working conditions for workers. They are present in India since the time of colonialism and are still relevant, play a crucial role and lakhs of people are in these unions!!! We have syndicates like warna and many tribal associations that have their own product and control means of production. Even the government is proposing the idea of a product for each district that the local people manage. PSUs handling national resources and other things. Government has made laws to prevent workers exploitation and wage allocation which are necessary for some companies. I GAVE ABOVE EXAMPLES JUST TO TELL THE IMPORTANCE OF UNIONS AND ALSO MIXED ECONOMY IN THESE COUNTRIES WHILE I HAVE SEEN MINARCHISTS BEING OPPOSED TO UNIONS AND SYNDICATES AND GOVERNMENT LAWS FOR MARKET.

2:- WELFARE PROGRAMS AND TAXATION ON IT:- I HAVE SEEN MINARCHISTS SAYING MINIMAL TAXES AND ADVOCATING THAT SUCH PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DONE BY PRIVATE COMPANIES. In India more than 800 million people live on free ration/ food from government, old people and women get subsidised transport, people get subsidised electricity, we have free education or at very low cost in government education institutions ( private institutions have 100 times more fees but still service is not much better) , free government healthcare and free prescribed medicines from government hospital ( while capitalist countries like USA healthcare is very much expensive with expensive medicines while those same medicines patent are given to Indian pharma companies that make the same quality medicine at cheaper price for example take Novartis pharmaceuticals case) . More than 100 million people use government healthcare and schools ( take the major example of government hospitals and medical College like AIIMS, kgmu etc with total fees of 1200$ and compare it's services and facilities to private colleges with total fees no less than 100000$ and low services) . Around 17 million people are working on government pension not payed by taxes but by those people own salary share ,4 million people employed in government workforce, employment schemes like MGNREGA give 154 million people employment or wages under them, MSP by government to farmers and many more. I am saying this because it is all done by taxation on people who can pay taxes and tax rates are normally 30% and in some cases till 35% but people are getting these services for them. HOW WOULD A MINARCHIST AGAINST TAXATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF STATE IN WELFARE PROGRAMS WOULD CONVINCE A NORMAL PERSON DEPENDENT ON THESE PROGRAMS ABOUT MINARCHISM AND HOW WOULD THEY REPLACE THE WELFARE PROGRAMS WITH. I HAVE SEEN MINARCHISTS AGREEING TO PAY 10 TIMES MORE TO SOME PRIVATE COMPANIES THAN PAYING A MINIMUM AMOUNT TO TAXES. THEY CALL STATE BAD SIMILARLY ONE COULD CALL THE COMPANIES BAD!!!

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I want to know problems with my proposed idea as a way of politically achieving the dream. I want to know issues and improvements to get rid of those issues rather than thrashing the whole idea .

I think the best way to start the work is decentralisation and formation of an anarchist society is by reforming the system after becoming a part of it. I propose an idea of an anarchist political party. I know it sounds risky and somewhat stupid. But I have my reasons to support it.

1:- millions of people in most of the countries are getting free public services from the state like free ration, free electricity, free or subsidised housing and travel and a minimum wage guarantee for a whole year. In this scenario it's very difficult to bring people to the conclusion that would motivate them to go against the state by whatever means the ideology supports.

2:- since decades people are told that they need to bring new leaders and upgrade the system rather than abolishing it. For most people they have complaints against the hierarchy but they don't think it has the root cause of their problem.

3:- revolutions and protests can both get backfired as government may use strict actions to bring it to an end but if there is formation of a political party with a clear record it would be very difficult for the state to continue their actions as judiciary would come in.

4:- situation of our institution and nation states are like that of an ancient relic in adventure films. If we remove it suddenly and not replace it immediately with something of equal value and perspective than the whole place would come to dust. We must not throw the government but bring alternative options in work existing side by side with state that people they themselves would find no use of state because of the new system efficiency.

5:- there are no surving options of a well defined and recognised Anarchist societies in present day. Societies like rojavo, zaptistas, christania, societies of Greece and Venezuela they all still have institutions and some forms of Anarchy still left and a central structure is present even though there are steps of decentralisation that have taken place and are being implemented that has decentralised the societies a lot but still no society has reached that level of complex problems and the diversity that we see now in other states. These societies are always in threat from external forces.

6:- Anarchist society is still an uncertain future which would make people cautious about it rather than a system in which at least they could live with free public services which have scope for improvement.

7:- Anarchism may be against nation states and borders but still neighbouring countries with EXPANSIONIST ideology believe in it and you can't expect to abolish the institutions suddenly without replacing it with an alternative institution as this act may attract other greedy countries

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE:-

My proposed idea would only be present for a period of 10-15 years until all communities come equal in basic needs and leisure, education and vital services are in reach to everyone and everyone has a well built home.

I propose the idea of a FAIL SAFE SWITCH that would ensure if the contract is followed properly or not and it would ensure that all communities of these bunch would meet it's needs and leisure even if they are 10000 kms apart from the origin point of the resource. these fail safe switch would ensure that no 2 or more communities form a new alliance and start targeting another community. this fail safe switch would have delegates from each community and would have full transparency and maximum participation of people. this fail safe switch may look after external threats and internal enmity too. this fail safe switch would have 3 stages in terms of functionality but not the traditional power but a new method so for example let's take a parliamentary building let's name it harmony hall where 7 delegates ( as these people are delegates and not representatives and they would have a random rotation system so more people would get the chance to be a part of it and they would just tell the consensus of the community) from each community would meet digitally and they would see after the conflicts that are taking place and they would collectively come to a solution in that hall and in these case even the communities who don't want to talk to others would have to talk{ you may think why I am talking about it but I have lived in a caste based divided society in which even though 2 castes were in good situations but where unwilling to talk with each other and had their own army) . second stage would be made up of 51 people called essentials as each one would be an expert in each specific field and would represent institutions in each field ( I am talking of technocrats but not from an elitist perspective but as these fields require precise activities and complications we can't reject technocrats) . these essentials would be available to these 1000 communities 24*7 ( like 4-5 technocrats working in shifts of 5 hours) as for example if a community z has a problem so 7 delegate members of z called team o would digitally talk to essentials in parliament building and the 51 essentials would work together to solve the problem of z. { WHEN I TALK OF THE ABOVE CASE I AM NOT TALKING OF SEEKING A PERMISSION BUT INSTEAD LIKE I SAID IF COMMUNITY Z WANT TO MAKE A CENTRE OR A STATUE/ SYMBOL OF A MOVEMENT SO THEY'RE FREE TO DO SO BUT IN CASE IF ANOTHER COMMUNITY B GET'S OFFENDED BECAUSE OF IT THEN IN SUCH CASE BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY COMMUNITY Z WOULD HAVE TO GIVE A PROPOSAL IN HARMONY HALL WHICH WOULD THEN BE SENT TO OTHER COMMUNES AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS AND THEY WOULD HAVE A PERIOD OF 6 HOURS TO SAY YES OR OBJECT TO IT. IF THERE IS OBJECTION TO IT BY A COMMUNITY THEN IT'S PROXIMITY AND RELATIONS WITH COMMUNITY B WOULD BE SEEN AND THE ESSENTIALS WOULD LOOK IF THE OBJECTION IS REASONABLE OR NOT ( TAKE CASE SOMEONE WANTS TO START A CENTRE BY THE NAME OF A RELIGIOUS FIGURE WHO HAS DONE HUGE AMOUNT OF WORKS FOR THAT COMMUNITY BUT WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN HATE SPEECH AGAINST OTHER COMMUNITY) . IF THE OBJECTION IS REASONABLE AND THIS COULD EFFECT THE RELATIONS OF 2 COMMUNITIES THEN THE HARMONY HALL WOULD HAVE THE 2 COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER GET TO A CONSENSUS AND FIND A COMMON GROUND. ANOTHER ROLE THAT THE HARMONY HALL CAN PLAY HERE IS BY HELPING COMMUNITY Z TO GET RESOURCES FROM OTHER COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT BE FAR APART AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT IT I AM NOT SAYING ABOUT ORDERING THE 2 COMMUNITIES BUT INSTEAD BRINGING THE 2 COMMUNITY COUNCILS ON ONE TABLE WHERE THEY COULD DEAL WITH EACH OTHER. HERE THE ROLE OF HARMONY HALL WOULD BE TO SETUP THE TABLE AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE DESIRED PARTIES) .

on the final stage there would be a group of heads of 5 people would exist that would look if essentials are having full transparency and are doing their works or not. if for example a community d is not giving it's resources to a specific community and their are some issues like drug abuse going on in d and people of d aren't able to resolve it so the heads would solve the issues of d with the help of essentials and other communities { FOR EXAMPLE IN COMMUNITY D A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE TOBACCO USERS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY BUT THEY AREN'T ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE OF ADDICTION) . in these heads there would be a member j who would have the most power and would be the leader if their is an external threats and an internal chaos but in normal situations j would have equal powers that of other heads and essentials { IN THIS CASE YOU MIGHT BE THINKING THAT I TALKING OF A PRESIDENT OR CROWN BUT IT ISN'T THE CASE. LIKE IN INDIAN CONSTITUTION WE HAVE 3 INDEPENDENT AND WELL FUNCTIONING INSTITUTIONS LIKE JUDICIARY, LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE THAT PERFORM THEIR FUNCTIONS AND ARE IN CHECK AND BALANCES FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ALL 3 INSTITUTIONS DON'T STAND ABOVE EACH OTHER BUT INSTEAD ACT LIKE PILLARS OF EQUAL STRENGTH THAT HOLD INDIAN DEMOCRACY. HERE THE COMMUNE DELEGATES MEMBERS , ESSENTIALS, HEADS WOULD ACT AS PILLARS RATHER THAN A HIERARCHY AND NORMALLY THEY WOULD HAVE A TERM OF 5 YEARS BUT THEY COULD BE CALLED DOWN ANYTIME BY A CONSENSUS AMONG DIFFERENT PILLARS AND THERE WON'T BE ANY LIMIT IN THESE CONSENSUS} {[√ ANOTHER QUESTION ONE WOULD HAVE IS THE NEED OF MEMBER J. I AGREE IT'S A VALID AND GOOD QUESTION BUT WE HAVE TO GET THAT WE ARE LIVING IN A WORLD WITH MANY NATION STATES AND DIRTY GEOPOLITICS AND WE WOULD NEED SOMEONE CAPABLE ENOUGH TO GIVE VOICE TO ANARCHIST SOCIETY ON GLOBAL PLATFORM. THERE WOULD BE A TERM LIMIT ON THE POSITION OF J OF 10 YEARS. WE MAY BE AGAINST THE IDEA OF A NATION STATE BUT WITH PRESENT DAY SCENARIOS WHERE MAJORITY OF NATIONS HAVE EXPANSIONIST AND NEO COLONIAL MINDSET IT'S FOOLISHNESS TO ABOLISH STATE AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS INSTEAD OF CHANGING THEIR STRUCTURES } .

In this fail safe switch which I call WELFARE CONFEDERATION you may think that their is hierarchy but there isn't like if there is a crime taking place in an anarchist community than their sits a community assembly that also acts like judge and make decisions based on mutual aid, rehabilitation, corporation { BASICALLY WITH AN ANARCHIST CRIMINOLOGY, WHICH I WOULD LEAVE FOR THE LAW EXPERTS TO MAKE IT. } similarly this state would have these roles but they won't make the people in the rules superior but more accountable and accessible to the normal people in the community. for example if j is going to some place than he would travel like a normal person in local transport and for him others won't be stopped. he may have the power to take tough decisions and punish some anti social elements{ THESE ANTI SOCIAL ELEMENTS MUST BE INVOLVED ONLY IN TREASON, NATION WIDE SCAM AND TERRORISM} { THROUGH A PROCEDURE OF JUDICIARY AND A JURY COMPRISING OF 3 REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH COMMUNES OF THE NATION} but that won't make him superior as once he is outside the parliament building after his work hours are finished he is just a normal man. here these parliamentary figures don't act like rulers but like a customer care service executive who hear and solve the problems of the customer.

I want to make this state like a welfare confederation to provide safety nets and public services between communities for a period of time.

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE:-

I AM NOT AN ECONOMIST NOR DO I HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMY THAT WOULD MAKE ME AN EXPERT IN IT. BUT STILL I HAVE A PROPOSAL.

PRIMARY SECTOR:-

NATURAL RESOURCES:- IT WOULD BE HANDLED BY PUBLIC SECTOR UNITS (PSU ) . THIS PSU WOULD BE COMPRISED OF 75- 85 % WORK FORCE FROM THAT PARTICULAR AREA. 15 - 25 % OF WORK FORCE WOULD BE COMPRISED OF ALLOCATORS AND INTERNS . THE ALLOCATORS WOULD BE A COUNCIL OF 18 MEMBERS 9 MEMBERS COMPRISING FROM THE ORIGIN PLACE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES { GROUP A} AND 9 MEMBERS FROM WELFARE CONFEDERATION {GROUP B} . TASK OF GROUP A IS TO LOOK IF THE REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ARE MET OR NOT. WHILE OTHER 9 MEMBERS WORK WOULD BE TO TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTE THE RESOURCES ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF OTHER COMMUNITY. THE REMAINING SURPLUS WOULD BE USED FOR FURTHER COMMUNITY WELFARE. ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY WILL BE KEPT IN MIND. FULL TRANSPARENCY WOULD BE KEPT. THOSE MEMBERS CAN BE RECALLED IF NOT WORKING PROPERLY. §§§§ ONCE THE RESOURCES ARE EXTRACTED THE ALLOCATORS GROUP B WOULD GIVE ALLOCATION PLAN TO ALL COMMUNITIES WHICH WOULD BE TALKED, DISCUSSED AND AFTER CONSENSUS WOULD BE ACCEPTED OR REJECTED ACCORDINGLY AND THE FURTHER PLAN WOULD BE MADE KEEPING CONSENSUS AND CONCERNS IN THE MIND

In the case of agriculture :- in particular my country I have seen farmers owning small plots to landlords owning large plots. In Mao Zedong the Chinese government held all land and all produce . If we redistribute all land and let people cultivate what they want or according to the council there might be some problems in it as farming is an intense labour and also emotions are attached to it. So I think that we must let the farmers keep their small plots and if a landlord is a white collar clean person . If there is any malpractice, ill treatment is done by the landlord to a poor person as a penalty we can take his land and redistribute while letting him have at least 25-40 % land. I advocate for EMPLOYING A 🧑🏽‍🔬PLANTER 🧑🏽‍🌾 SYSTEM. IN THIS SYSTEM WE WOULD MAKE A TEAM OF 3-5 INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD HAVE EXPERTISE IN AGRICULTURE FIELD IN ENGINEERING, BIOCHEMISTRY, GENETIC, SOIL AND WETHER. THESE 5 INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE GIVEN A RESIDENTIAL VEHICLE WITH AN ATV AND THEY WOULD BE GIVEN A TASK TO TAKE CARE OF A GIVEN AREA AND FARMERS INVOLVED IN THAT AREA WHERE THEY WOULD HELP THEM WITH EVERY STUFF RELATED TO AGRICULTURE. STATE ( WELFARE CONSIDERATION) WOULD ORGANISE MARKETS WHERE ONCE THE COUNCIL AND STATE WOULD BUY AN AMOUNT OF NEED+30% FROM FARMERS AT MSP WITH A FORMULA OF SWAMINATHAN COMMITTEE IT WOULD SHARE THE REQUIRED ONE TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY AND TAKE THE REST TO OTHER COMMUNITIES. WHILE FARMERS WOULD GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THAT SURPLUS ABOVE MSP+50% TO FOREIGN PLAYERS.

In terms of the secondary sector:- we would allow private factories but I believe in making corporatives and unions equal to the capitalist. For example:- 1:- each factory owner would have to guarantee and give timely wages ( which would be very high) , job security, brilliant job conditions, proper transport and whatever they are producing like computers, mobiles, textiles or other stuff first the products should be distributed among the workers {IN THIS SYSTEM LET'S TAKE AN EXAMPLE OF AN AC IF A FACTORY IS PRODUCING AN AC THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT AC TO EACH WORKER IN THE FACTORY:- LIKE PER COUPLE 1 AC AND PER 2 KIDS 1 AC IF IT'S SINGLE CHILD THAN TOO 1 AC . IF THE COMPONY IS PRODUCING LUXURIOUS CARS THAT MAY BE VERY HIGH SO AT LEAST THE FACTORY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE A 1 TIME MONEY TO WORKERS THAT WOULD RANGE FROM 5-10 % OF THE CAR. THEN PER YEAR THE BONUS WOULD BE OF 5 % PRICE OF THE CAR. } 🤔🫠 MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE THINKING THIS WOULD LEAD TO FACTORIES THROWING WORKERS OUT. SO TO PREVENT THIS BEFORE BRINGING THIS LAW WE WOULD HAVE A SURVEY DONE OF THE WORKERS IN EACH FACTORY AND ONCE THE LAW IS PASSED THEN NO FACTORY CAN REMOVE A WORKER AS BEFORE BRINGING THIS LAW WE WOULD FORM HUGE UNIONS OF WORKERS. ✨ SOME MAY SAY THAT HOW WOULD THE CAPITALIST EARN PROFIT WITH IT AND CONTINUE THE FACTORY WORK. IF THE CAPITALIST FAILS TO EARN THE PROFIT THEN HIS FACTORY WOULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE WORKER UNIONS AND IT WOULD BE UNDER THE CONFEDERATION TO EARN PROFIT AND DISTRIBUTE IT AMONG WORKERS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROJECTS ONCE NEEDS ARE MET WHILE THE CAPITALIST WOULD GET A PENSION ONCE HIS FACTORY IS CEASED ( INSPIRED FROM DOCTRINE OF LAPSE)

🫡🤔 OTHER IMPORTANT PROBLEM IS HOW TO GET SO MUCH PEOPLE INTO WORKFORCE WHILE ALSO HAVING ENOUGH REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE. HERE WE WOULD TAKE SUPPORT OF 💡 TECHNOCRATS AND WE WOULD INCENTIVISE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH INNOVATIONS THAT WOULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF A WORKER AND DECREASE THE PHYSICAL LABOUR. THESE INCENTIVISATION CAN BE DONE BY GIVING REWARDS. One thing that I like 🤌🏼 about Anarchism 🤝🏽 is that when there is a problem 🚫 we don't stop but we do innovations to get rid of it 🤓🥳.

Corporatives and syndicates:- in each category and product corporatives would be formed like Amul and dabbawala of Mumbai. These corporates would provide essential and authentic services to the people at low prices and would give competition to the capitalist. People would support these corporatives because of products and emotions.

🚧 By above ways instead of directly abolishing capitalism and facing some armed intervention in large scale from other capitalist countries and government we may face smaller hurdles and because of strict rules and competition capitalism would fall by it's own method that it advocates for.

For the tertiary sector:- I would allow entrepreneurship like digital stores and individual shops and also the corporatives.

I would let the government jobs be intact as people have earned it hard with dedication and their time I would rather advocate for a non hierarchical and horizontal distribution of power and descision making in the institution.

As of this morning these States with Texas for enforcement of our border to stop this invasion. More to join soon. Enough is enough with an obese corporate oligarchy that ignores one of the few responsibilities actually assigned to it via the US Constitution. It's about time!

I think we need some executive-style systems to ensure fair allocation of quantities of resources regarding trade to ensure technology and such work well. But, I think self defense and income equality is a solution to crime. Thoughts?

Well hey guys, guess i’m here now. Ive made a few comments lately criticizing braindead takes like “drunk driving is a victimless crime” but ultimately it just seems like that sub is an ancap circlejerk now. I almost wonder if it’s been brigaded by anti-libertarian types to delegitimize actual libertarian values. Or maybe its just a circlejerk. Either way, sad day..

So I was thinking if libertarian minarchism would be achieved in any country. What would be the best and most fair way of collecting funds to run only the most needed services, let's say reduced form of justice, police, army and legislature. I know with taxes so low the actual effects would be minimal, but there still would be some and for me it still would be important for taxes to be just and go with some moral values. Also assuming there should be slower conversion to minimal gov so society has chance to accommodate, better taxation system would come handy for that period of time.

First of all I don't really like the idea of taxing work (income) why should others (in front of government) tak share of what you accomplished by yourself especially if you might work harder than others or more effectively and therefore make more. They didn't necessarily contribute in any way to your work so why should they have a share?

Second, I don't like the taxes on buildings and built assessment. Imagine you've built a big block of houses with underground garage instead of some simple flat parking lot. Why you should pay extra for that? You basically made the public a service that you aren't even able to fully capitalise on. So should one be punished for that.

There are probably even some ridiculous taxes and payments that don't really make sense if you try to think about them from a different angle.

So my idea is:

Don't tax work VAT instead would be better although I would prefer taxing negative externalities instead but that would again increase the complexity bureocracy so that up to a debate

And as a property tax it there should be taxed only the value of the land. Which, at least, makes more sense. On one hand private property is private property and it seems wrong taxing it publicly. On the other hand, your money is also your private property and basically any form of tax is sharing a part of it with the public so what is the actual difference in the end. LVT is also repeatedly said to be the theoretical best form of taxation since it's fair, hard to avoid, promotes efficiency and doesn't have negative impacts on the market (unlike VAT does) Its actually already been promoted by Adam Smith himself. As far as I know the reason why it wasn't used in the past as much is that it's hard to calculate. But today's information technologies allow us to cheaply utilise both the market and estimation assessment methods.

So what do you think about this? Would it changing the taxation system be priority to you even if there was a trend towards minarchy? Would you rather prefer simple VAT, more complex pigouvian taxes or LVT which creates pressure on urban development which not everyone might love here? Or is there some other better form of taxation that I might have missed out?