POV: "In Defense of Debt Collection"

While the New York Times may not be keen on the Debt Collection Industry, Libertarian A-Squad Cheerleader Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., has dusted off his pompoms, stretched out for some high kicks, and written a defense of the collection industry.

Being a Libertarian, Rockwell, Jr., brings a different slant to the argument: ?The US government is in no position to complain about rough tactics in the seizure of property.? So what starts out as an ostensible defense of the collection industry ? Rockwell, Jr., titles his screed ?In Defense of Debt Collection? ? is really more about governmental over-investment into the private business affairs of citizens.

?Debt collection, then,? according to Rockwell, Jr., ?is nothing but the use of retributive force in the defense of property ? a wholly legitimate function of some agencies in a free society. But leave it to the government,? he concludes, ?to make life hard for those who are using force for legitimate reasons.?

You can read Rockwell, Jr.?s defense at In Defense of Debt Collection.