Part 2:  He Found A Crooked Sixpence
                            Beside a Crooked Stile
The most obvious advantage to society of the Criminalized Recipients Iconoclastic Manpower¹ Exchange (CRIME) is one of cost.  As Criminals,² these individuals would represent a considerably smaller economic burden to society than they do as welfare recipients, for two reasons.  First, although their per capita productivity and consumption would scarcely change, they would be less numerous, since fewer people will voluntarily become Criminals.  This, however, is of relatively small importance when compared to the second cost advantage of CRIME.  This advantage is that we would no longer need a large inefficient tax supported welfare bureaucracy and we ALREADY HAVE a large inefficient tax supported criminal bureaucracy.  Thus no new costs to society would accrue to offset the benefits achieved.³  This means that CRIME would provide a much needed boost to the economy.  The dollar resources previously earmarked for taxes to support the welfare bureaucracy would instead remain in the hands of consumers, available for the purchase of consumer products.  The resulting consumer demand would stimulate growth throughout the economy, particularly in the capital investment necessary to meet such a groundswell of consumer purchasing.  The new economic vigor created by this growth would provide job opportunities far beyond the needs of those individuals formerly filling the bloated ranks of the welfare bureaucracy, as well as the hoards of welfare recipients who didn't really need it, and easily offset the negative effects created by the new Criminals, who after all, were incapable of doing much anyway.⁴
This discussion, even with the aid of footnotes,⁵ has barely touched the surface of the cost benefits to society that would result from CRIME;  more complete treatments will no doubt be published.  Now, however, I must turn to another benefit of CRIME, a more profound benefit.  That is, the effect of CRIME on the relationship between society at large and the law enforcement sector.

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Part 3:
        He Caught A Crooked Cat
     Who Caught a Crooked Mouse

1		With all due apologies to the ladies, if I said "personpower", the acronym would be "CRIPE", and cripes, who wants CRIPE for an acronym!?!
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2		In the current context, criminal activity is assumed to be restricted to the various crimes of property acquisition, as opposed to the so-called "violent crimes".  This is a safe assumption, considering the abilities of these particular criminals.
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3		The singular opportunity to completely eliminate a bureaucracy without creating several more to take its place is so unique as to be absolutely unprecedented.  It should be tried for the experimental value alone, even if no other reason existed.
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4		It can be argued that the criminal sector has a beneficial effect on the economy.  That is, theft provides goods to folks who might not otherwise have had them, and when the stolen goods are replaced, the market has been expanded by the amount stolen, increasing sales.  If the victim isn't insured, stupidity is its own reward.  And if the victim is insured, then the victim will be reimbursed, and the insurance company can justify a rate increase.  Everyone benefits.
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5		Thank you.
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