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Originally Posted by Goobieman  No, I'm asking you to explain why somene who has nothing to do with a "cost" is expected to pay said cost. |
I've already said. Our behaviour involves private and social benefits and costs. With significant social costs, individualism lead to overconsumption. To ignore those costs is to reduce economic welfare. It just happens that reduction in this case is characterised by a higher homicide rate.
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So, given that libel and slander have substantial externalities, you would agree that people should have to pay a hefy licensing fee to exercise their right to free speech.
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A nonsensical comparison. We're talking about consumption and the failure of the price mechanism.
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I didnt ask you about the elimination of gun crime, I asked you how it would affect criminals, the people that create the 'cost'.
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There will be fewer criminals, other things remaining equal, killing folk.