Daly Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 OK so let's say that you are sitting on a pot of oil and a company contracts with you to get your product out of the ground and to market, and you both agree upon the DRO to use and things are working out just fine. Then some other country comes in with their armed forces and take the property for themselves. What happens? How could this be prevented in a free society?
Daly Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 Okay, so I'm just trying to imagine this situation... I'm guessing there would either need to be a defense company big enough to protect against another country's military or all of the defense companies would have to work together to resolve the situation? Even then I wonder if we would have enough man power to defend ourselves...
Wesley Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Well no. If millions of people have insurance claims for the cost of their homes (plus pain and suffering, or something else) then they will do everything they can for it not to go to war/invasion including bribing a significant sum, requiring homes to have guns (which would make invasion impossible) or even more intense weaponry with proper training. Defense is way, way, way cheaper than offense. A handful of rebels in Afghanistan helped to topple the USSR and are slowly bankrupting the USA as well. Not to mention the cost of lives and medical care after the invasion. DRO Cost/Benefit: Relative low cost of defensive, preventative measures (And you make a profit because you will continue to be paid on claims). Massive cost for losing a territory as you will have to pay out claims and lose all of your customers. Result: You will do anything to not allow invasion. Foreign Nation Cost/Benefit: Gain in a trading partner which makes your country wealthier for non-invasion. Massive cost in lives and money, and nearly 0 chance of invasion success. Result: Invasions will not occur.
fer Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 OK so let's say that you are sitting on a pot of oil and a company contracts with you to get your product out of the ground and to market, and you both agree upon the DRO to use and things are working out just fine. Then some other country comes in with their armed forces and take the property for themselves. What happens? How could this be prevented in a free society? I don't think it would be a free society if people still allow "countries" to exist. Same way you don't see slavery popping out nowadays.
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