How I Became a Libertarian
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How I Became a Libertarian
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Re: How I Became a Libertarian
#2He explicitly writes libertarian with a small "l", yet the title is different.
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#3Not that he's wrong about some of the principles highlighted but calling taxation straight up predation seems quite the stretch.
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#4Are there any examples of current or past successful libertarian governments?
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#5Libertarians are pretty smart.
But apolitical people with no real ideology who just limit themselves to bet (financially and socially) who will win, they are even smarter
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#6libertarianism is an interesting & coherent political philosophy, but I notice that it keeps losing
my understanding is that, from a political perspective, the idea is to win
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#7He explicitly writes libertarian with a small "l", yet the title is different.
It's title case. It's part of English, but I guess it's gradually falling out of use.
Re: How I Became a Libertarian
#8Not that he's wrong about some of the principles highlighted but calling taxation straight up predation seems quite the stretch.
Why? Taxation is taking money from people and companies with the threat of voilence.
Re: How I Became a Libertarian
#9Libertarians are pretty smart. But apolitical people with no real ideology who just limit themselves to bet (financially and socially) who will win, they are even smarter
>>> People with no real ideology who just limit themselves to bet (financially and socially)...
AKA Agorists / AnCaps
Ps: The smatest people in the room get lined up against the wall or loaded in the box cars 1st.
Re: How I Became a Libertarian
#10Someone should write an updated book on Socialism for the rich, Corporate Socialism, regulatory capture, funding of politicians to get government benefits, the political funding cycle and revolving door, politicians cashing in after leaving office, and the DC gravy train of the military industrial complex.
It is sending taxpayers money to the rich through multiple mechanisms like tax subsidies for mortgages, bank bail outs, government guarantees of different financial instruments (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac etc..) etc....
A classic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calculus_of_Consent
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