# The Obsolete State

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/videos/obsolete-state>

**By** David Boaz

**Published:** October 27, 2015

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Might there be private alternatives to government products? Some people say we need government to provide public goods. Boaz argues that very often governments don’t do a very good job of that, and that the private sector very often can do better.

You can download this lecture [here](http://bit.ly/1Prz9IF).