 Unfortunately, all states fail to satisfy this requirement for many of their subjects. As a result, they use massive amounts of force in ways that are morally impermissible. States violate the rights of citizens by punishing people for self-regarding conduct (e.g. taking drugs, refusing to purchase health insurance, or engaging in consensual sex in private). Similarly, states violate the rights of their subjects by forcibly transferring their legitimate possessions to preferred others (e.g. to bail out large companies, to provide for pensions, or pay for public parks). States violate the rights of citizens when they forcibly prevent them from innocently contracting and associating with others, exercising their religion, occupy certain professions because of their ethnic background, gender, or sexual orientation, and much, much more.