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Maybe voluntary aid will suffice to take care of the poor and the needy. Or maybe we are so greedy and selfish that we need to hire someone to collect our money at gunpoint, and ask them to not exceed their powers. But that’s another debate. The point stands: **free market insurance would be better than its socialist or crony capitalist versions**.
I’m a firm believer in the theory of [evolution](https://siriusbusiness.fi/fill-the-earth). Good (i.e. efficient) organizations eventually drive out the bad. That’s why socialism has historically lost to capitalism. I’d just like to see peace, prosperity and reduction of human suffering during our lifetime. For that purpose, we must build [socially scalable](http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2017/02/money-blockchains-and-social-scalability.html) alternatives to government-tit-sucking insurance.
I’m a firm believer in the theory of [evolution](https://siriusbusiness.fi/fill-the-earth). Good (i.e. efficient) organizations eventually drive out the bad. That’s why socialism has historically lost to capitalism. I’d just like to see peace, prosperity and reduction of human suffering during our lifetime. For that purpose, we must build [socially scalable](http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2017/02/money-blockchains-and-social-scalability.html) free-market alternatives to insurance.
Many countries have already moved to a healthcare system that is based on at least semi-free-market insurance. Netherlands is a fairly successful example. But if you don’t want to die of old age (or lack of healthcare) while placing your hope in politicians, you need to go for **alternatives that don’t depend on the government monopoly on law and justice**.