If a State Can Use Force Against Its Citizens, and Can

question 26

Multiple Choice

If a state can use force against its citizens, and can use this coercive ability to demand that its citizens provide it with as much revenue (wealth, taxes, and so on) as it chooses, why wouldn't a state act in a predatory manner?

• A) They do-we should expect all states to be predatory in an unlimited fashion.
• B) If a state expects to be able extract more resources over time by committing to limit its predation, then it should do so.

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