It'a a shame that you find books, exciting repositories of ideas and
knowledge (as well as nonsense) boring.
My point is, that the questions you have asked are all dealt with in
great detail in the basic texts of libertarianism and economics. You
will find much more satisfactory answers to your questions by consulting
the standard literature in various subjects. No one is going to spend
their time typing in answers with the same degree of detail, evidence
(and probably knowledge) that you will find in the existing literature.
The answer to your question is, generally, "yes". The most efficient
way to gather basic information is to consult books/articles (and to ask
initial questions about which are the best ones to consult). Once you
have got a grasp of the field it is then appropriate and productive to
ask questions about, or critcise, the gaps or problems in the
literature.
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