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Correction: in which an outspoken libertarian asks for the freely-given support of his fellow free citizens, which is exactly in accordance with his principles.
by zeveb 10y ago
Correction: in which an outspoken libertarian asks for the freely-given support of his fellow free citizens, which is exactly in accordance with his principles.
Libertarians don't object to charity: we object to robbing Peter to pay Paul and then congratulating oneself on one's charitable activities.
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- qntty 10y agoStrictly speaking, libertarians wouldn't want to make this illegal, I agree, but that doesn't necessarily make it in accordance with libertarian principles. Much of the debate about libertarianism comes down to questions about how much we value work that benefits all of society but which doesn't directly create wealth for the people doing it. Many libertarians, for example, don't care too much about finding a way to pay women for doing the work of raising children, work that has a very positive impact on the economy overall. The work that Eric is doing is that kind of work.