Beginners november tournament: On balance, anarcho-capitalism is better than anarcho-communism

I thank SolonKR for providing his arguments. In this round I’m going to rebut them to show why anarcho-communism is better than anarcho-capitalism. My opponent shortened anarcho-communism to ACom and Anarcho-Capitalism to ACap. I believe those names are better than what I used in the previous round, so I’m going to adopt those terms as well. C1+2+3: Businesses care about their workers Pro’s first three argument are all about pointing out that businesses in an ACap care about their workers. They pay them good wages, they protect them and they make sure they stay happy. However, pro overlooks an alternative that exists in an ACap country: slavery. So, why would an ACap country use slaves? Because they are cheap. Workers whom you pay a fair wage might work twice as hard as a slave, but they are also four times as expensive. So slaves have a better cost-revenue ratio. So, why is slavery bad? You probably already know from your history books, but allow me to point it out anyway: 1. Slavery goes against the moral idea of equality Nobody has the right to own another person. After all, all people are equal. This is the idea I already illustrated in my equalitarianism framework. This was also one of the main arguments that was used to abolish slavery in the US (1). 2. Slaves are threated awfully If you’ve ever watched the movie 12 years a slave you know exactly what I’m talking about. In case you haven’t, slave owners tend to motivate their slaves by whipping them to make them do what they want. That leads to things like this: (2) Slaves are threated awfully in many more ways, but I’m not going to mention them all. There's no need to thread the slaves well, because they can get replaced easily anyway. 3. The unmotivated slaves aren’t very productive As pro pointed out in the previous round, happy workers are more productive. Since slaves are treated poorly, they are working below capacity. Since slaves are miserable it’s not hard to see that ACap doesn’t score well in an utilitarian framework. On the contrary, ACom doesn’t have slavery, because everybody is equal and all work that’s done is voluntary. C4: Capitalism promotes innovation, improving the lives of everyone in the long run Pro points out that ACap makes people invest in R&D, which means that ACap will generate more utility in the long term. But the big problem with ACap is, and always will be, the enormous inequality. Some companies might find ways to cure cancer, but it will be expensive. Therefore only the rich can afford it. So the extra utility from the R&D will be pretty minimal, since it will only have a positive impact on a limited amount of people. Furthermore, in ACom countries people will also invest in R&D, but on a voluntary basis. Once something, like a cure for cancer, is discovered, it will get shared with everybody. That way a new discovery generates way more extra utility in an ACom country than in an ACap country. I’ll now hand the debate back to SolonKR so he can post his rebuttals. Sources: 1) http://people.opposingviews.com... 2) http://www.reunionblackfamily.com... 3) http://www.brainyquote.com...