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Honestly, it is impossible to say with the choices available. Everyone benefits from government in some way. And just having a government established, especially one like ours, means that weaker people benefit more than stronger people, less independent people benefit more than more independent people, but this would not have anything to do with their socioeconomic class. But those stronger people can still find some benefits that exceed the weaker people in some ways, if they actually care to do so. Highly resourceful people (those who can use their skills and/or talents to get what they need to survive in pretty much any situation) would most likely fair better than many other less resourceful people without government.
Without the government, there would likely be small little fiefdoms set up in accordance with who could take power. This could mean tyrants, of either individuals or groups with the strength and/or means to take over, or communities cooperating to defend and control themselves. It would likely be something pretty similar to the situation described in "The Postman". The communities would work more on a trade/barter system than a currency system in all likelihood and there would be very few laws. But there would also be less absolute ownership of property because property ownership would be dependent on what you could actually physically defend, not on the government backing up your claim.
But, without government, there are many downsides, including making it much more likely for a more organized group of people, who do have at least a quasigovernment set up to come in and simply take what they want.
Without the government, there would likely be small little fiefdoms set up in accordance with who could take power. This could mean tyrants, of either individuals or groups with the strength and/or means to take over, or communities cooperating to defend and control themselves. It would likely be something pretty similar to the situation described in "The Postman". The communities would work more on a trade/barter system than a currency system in all likelihood and there would be very few laws. But there would also be less absolute ownership of property because property ownership would be dependent on what you could actually physically defend, not on the government backing up your claim.
But, without government, there are many downsides, including making it much more likely for a more organized group of people, who do have at least a quasigovernment set up to come in and simply take what they want.
