Fantastic, radical, and true. Delivered by someone named “Emily,” this was the winning rant at the Soapbox Idol competition from Porcfest 2011. Porcfest is short for the Porcupine Freedom Festival which is held annually in NH by the Free State Project. The judges panel included Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio, Carla Gericke of the FSP, and Adam Kokesh of Adam Vs The Man.
Stephan is an attorney and libertarian writer in Houston, Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF), and the founder and editor of Libertarian Papers. His most recent book is Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (co-editor, with Jörg Guido Hülsmann; Mises Institute, 2009).
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The state lends money only to it’s friends and supporters and forces everyone else to make up the difference when they aren’t paid back. The Mafia will lend money to almost anyone, regardless of race, creed, political connections or anything other than ability to repay. In the event on nonpayment the costs are bourne entirely by the individual mafiosi and the debtor.
So how does one join the mafia?