Doing the right thing - Hired Help / Market and Morals

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What is the libertarian and utilitarian view on 'free market' regarding 'drafting' (loting dat je verplicht het leger in moet) (2)? And the 2 objections.

1 Libertarian: it is freedom: letting people engage in voluntary exchanges, respects their freedom,
2 Utilitarian: free markets promote general welfare: when two people make a deal, both gain.

Objections:
1 Market choices are not always as free as they may seem
2 Certain goods and social practices are corrupted or degraded if bought and sold for money.

What are the 3 military service options?

1 Conscription (dienstplicht):
-Libertarian: this is unjust because it is coercive, a form of slavery.
-Utilitarian: It limits people's choices, therefore reducing overall happiness. 
2 Conscription allowing paid substitutes (hire someone else to take your place)
3 Market system (volunteer army). The best utilitarian and libertarian option.

Explain the 2 objections regarding the 3 military service options:

1. Market coercion/necessity: This isn't that free for people with limited alternatives. Is it done freely of necessity? 
2 Civic virtue and the common good: military service is not just a job, it's a civic obligation. Everybody has the duty to serve the country, so it's wrong to put it up for sale in the market. Conscription is a civic responsibility: it expresses and deepens democratic citizenship.
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What is the view of Rousseau on civic duty?

Turning the civic duty into a marketable good, does not increase freedom but it undermines it. In a truly free country, citizens do everything with their own arms and nothing by means of money. They would even pay for the privilege of fulfilling themselves. I hold the enforced labor to be less opposed to liberty than taxes.

Many of our debates involve the role of markets: is the free market fair? This case rests on 2 claims, explain this:

1 One about freedom: libertarian case, letting people engage in voluntary exchanges respects their freedom (laws that interfere with this violate liberty)
2 One about welfare: utilitarian case, free markets promote the general welfare, when 2 people make a deal: both gain. As long as their deal makes them better without hurting others: it must increase utility.

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