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That these cannot be done by businesses is just an assertion, re-enforcing the status quo.

"The Machinery of Freedom"[0] is a book describing how a lot of these could work. I'm not yet sold that they would, but I'm not outright discarding the ideas.

[0]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Machinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Cap...




Oh I don’t disagree that there aren’t things that could rather be served by businesses.

What I haven’t heard however are a couple of good examples (in a particular society) that are viable and would make a material positive dent, but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear some good ideas, especially in jurisdictions where a govt does a lot.




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