Dunatis Posted:

Did the government regulate that Wal-Mart close down the store?

No, but the regulations wrt unions in Canada was such that Wal-Mart decided that it was better for Wal-Mart to not have the store there. So yes: the rules created by the government are the fault of the government.

Dunatis Posted:

Yet amazingly through the power of trade you can purchase the time of people who can then be equipped with guns who may do as you ask.

Yes. Or you can hire a carpet cleaner who will clean the carpet as you ask. Fancy that. Hint: equating private police with mercs is beyond stupid.

Dunatis Posted:

This is true, except that when your options are between starving to death in a gutter, theft and working in a sweatshop

Let me ask you this: were they starving to death BEFORE the factory arrived? I’ll answer that for you: why yes, yes they were. So the sweatshop offered what for them? Again, I’ll answer for you: a way for them to not starve.