> generally markets for things no one wants don't exist.
This is not an excuse for predatory practice. By this metric, there is a market for crack, why would you despise honest crack dealers, they're simply satisfying their customers after all.
I'm a libertarian with agorist tendencies, so I believe that anything that doesn't harm another person or another person's property against his will should be legal.
I believe the role of government should be to protect me from other people, not from myself.
If I want to buy crack, and someone wants to sell me crack, you shouldn't be able to stand in my way. If I want to take out a short term loan a a high percentage rate, Cringely shouldn't be able to stand in my way.
I don't want a third party eliminating choice from my life just because a hypothetical victim may exist. I'm an adult of sound mind, and will make my own decisions.
Personally, I agree that if you can find someone willing to sell you crack, and you want to buy it, you should be able to do so without facing jailtime.
However, this doesn't mean that I would feel okay about selling you crack myself, or that I think highly of people who are willing to sell you crack.
One can agree that something is undesirable or even evil without thinking it should be illegal, and yeah, personally, I think that both encouraging another person to use a highly addictive substance and profiting from usurious loans are "evil" acts, even though I don't think either one should be illegal.
This is not an excuse for predatory practice. By this metric, there is a market for crack, why would you despise honest crack dealers, they're simply satisfying their customers after all.