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> So you can be a libertarian, but still consider public welfare programs to be a good way to spend money, because the alternative would be worse, in terms of o
by jonathankoren 10y ago
> So you can be a libertarian, but still consider public welfare programs to be a good way to spend money, because the alternative would be worse, in terms of overall individual liberties.
True, but all too often, I've heard otherwise reasonable people seriously argue for the repeal of the 13th Amendment (the abolishment of slavery) in the name of Freedom(tm) because, "You can't truly be free unless you can sell yourself into slavery."
Of course, we have seen this society, and even today can easily extrapolate what would be its effect due to proliferation of legal usury in the form of payday loans. But hey, we've got a Dark Enlightenment to usher in, for FREEDOM(tm).