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I doubt it's going to work. What is going to prevent state from becoming a totalitarian authority? The state is going to attract sociopaths and power crazy individuals.

Democracy is probably the system which can do the least damage.

A minarchist government would likely be a democracy.

It's merely that its functions would be constrained by its constitution---i.e. no socialized benefits apart from security from external threats, and internal violence.

As an Australian living in one of the most heavily taxed countries in the world with socialised health care, education etc, all I can say is that I love my very high standard of living and freedom from any real financial concerns related to health, education, housing etc. You can keep your minarchism.

I probably live in a more socialist state than you (Quebec, Canada) and I respectfully disagree.

"minarchist." I like that.