I'm a believer in private education; I think children can learn far better in an environment which is individually (at least in some part) suited to their ability. Public education suffers from the problem of the class learning at the rate of the 'slowest' individual. Those with potential are held back when they could be expanding their education.
Infrastructure? If I were to start a country from scratch, I'd have it privatized. However, given that all countries have some form of infrastructure in place, if I were to suddenly take over the UK for example, I would implement a plan whereby the government either leases or sells the infrastructure to the free market.
Regulatory services would be private charities that work in the same way the government does. Business would have no requirement to have safety checks per se, but the regulatory charities would offer rating systems that can be easily viewed by the consumer, so that the knowledge of companies that do not do regular safety checks will affect their business in an indirect way (i.e. customers choosing other businesses). Such checks would be seen by a business as an advantage to have, rather than some kind of burden. Of course, as with anything in the free market, businesses are not exempt from the standard laws applying to citizens. If a business fails to do safety checks and kill a load of people, they will face the consequences, which could range from compensation to charges of some form of manslaughter for those responsible.
I don't see tax as unjust like some Libertarians. I see the state as a necessary "evil". It has to be there to uphold the constitution of the land, and as such does need some form of funding. You can view tax as the "fee" for ensuring that the government protects and upholds your rights. The government does therefore require some sort of department for handling taxes, which would be a low flat rate across the entire population.
Infrastructure? If I were to start a country from scratch, I'd have it privatized. However, given that all countries have some form of infrastructure in place, if I were to suddenly take over the UK for example, I would implement a plan whereby the government either leases or sells the infrastructure to the free market.
Regulatory services would be private charities that work in the same way the government does. Business would have no requirement to have safety checks per se, but the regulatory charities would offer rating systems that can be easily viewed by the consumer, so that the knowledge of companies that do not do regular safety checks will affect their business in an indirect way (i.e. customers choosing other businesses). Such checks would be seen by a business as an advantage to have, rather than some kind of burden. Of course, as with anything in the free market, businesses are not exempt from the standard laws applying to citizens. If a business fails to do safety checks and kill a load of people, they will face the consequences, which could range from compensation to charges of some form of manslaughter for those responsible.
I don't see tax as unjust like some Libertarians. I see the state as a necessary "evil". It has to be there to uphold the constitution of the land, and as such does need some form of funding. You can view tax as the "fee" for ensuring that the government protects and upholds your rights. The government does therefore require some sort of department for handling taxes, which would be a low flat rate across the entire population.
