Note that "perfect" capitalism, for obvious reasons (amongst others the ones you mention) does not have a commons. And yes, there are "natural" commons, like the athmosphere, but those are unsolved problems.
> The concentration of resources is typically avoided through wealth redistribution, another mechanism of mandatory altruism.
Again if this works, it's not altruism for the same reason that Ford's actions weren't altruistic. They were a business investment that would force others to make the same investment, and he was gambling that people would invest it in buying his cars. He was right. This is the same thing, only at a country level.
That's assuming it works. While the political advantages of directly promising large amounts of people money are undeniable when it comes right down to it, people work because they're forced to work to an extent. That, sadly, means you can't take that away. You can probably safely take it away for a while, even a generation I think. But ...
> The concentration of resources is typically avoided through wealth redistribution, another mechanism of mandatory altruism.
Again if this works, it's not altruism for the same reason that Ford's actions weren't altruistic. They were a business investment that would force others to make the same investment, and he was gambling that people would invest it in buying his cars. He was right. This is the same thing, only at a country level.
That's assuming it works. While the political advantages of directly promising large amounts of people money are undeniable when it comes right down to it, people work because they're forced to work to an extent. That, sadly, means you can't take that away. You can probably safely take it away for a while, even a generation I think. But ...