Liberty and the Free Market

Jason has a great post over at his place, 21 Gun Salute, entitled Free Market Lessons. It is about how the town of Deadwood got its start. Go read the whole thing. The money quote is:

Now I believe it could go without saying that Deadwood was at times a "take no shit, rough and tumble" town that had to be gritty, to say the least. My main point is that "outlaws," with little to no oversight, built a successful community outside the established law. Not only successful but advanced, extremely advanced taking into account their geography. Health care, news, transportation, and a variety of jobs were available, for the cost of the responsibility to do it well. The had telephone lines in 1878! Can people do the "right thing" without a Presidential
platform telling them to? Yes we can.

Liberty, and the free market. Gotta love this country, especially when the story is as good as gold.