Constant comments on Really Extreme Altruism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Annoyance 23 March 2009 03:37:35PM 23 points [-]

"So from a libertarian standpoint, this is not an admirable act -- he forced the shareholders to do something they didn't want to do."

No, he didn't. They wanted to offer a life insurance policy. I'm confident that they're not thrilled about having to pay out, but they're not being forced to do anything against their will - only to keep to the obligations they freely entered into.