Palantir helps authorities track illegal immigrants

Post by gr33nman » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

dogma1138 wrote: post #60

throwaw12ay wrote: post #45

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I think the point is like Musk, these people hardly refuse government subsidizes. You might argue they provide a service, they are not getting a handout, but it's still paid by the same taxes they want to get rid off at first place.

Libertarians are not universally against taxation or Government involvement at large, it's a pretty wide umbrella. Musk can also be seen as a libertarian but he does advocate for social programmes like UBI which have to be provided through taxation. Most libertarians I know are not universally against taxation, they are against double taxation and would prefer to tax corporation and consumption at higher rates rather…

Post by dogma1138 » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 7:35 PM UTC

gr33nman wrote: post #61

dogma1138 wrote: post #60

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Libertarians are not universally against taxation or Government involvement at large, it's a pretty wide umbrella. Musk can also be seen as a libertarian but he does advocate for social programmes like UBI which have to be provided through taxation. Most libertarians I know are not universally against taxation, they are against double taxation and would prefer to tax corporation and consumption at higher rates rather…

I wish your version of libertarian was more outspoken.