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Libertarians are usually much more in favor of taxes to on externalities rather than outright bans. So I dispute your characterization. I agree with the rest o
by zeroonetwothree 3y ago
Libertarians are usually much more in favor of taxes to on externalities rather than outright bans. So I dispute your characterization.
I agree with the rest of the post though, I think taxing externalities is the right thing to do. Cars have gotten a gigantic subsidy for far too long. A car is allowed to take up 140 sq ft of land for free in one of the most expensive places on earth.
- dangus 3y agoIn my experience people who claim they are libertarians are against all forms of government regulation and taxation. But it doesn't really matter to me if my characterization of libertarians isn't 100% accurate because I have no respect for anyone who calls themselves libertarian in any way. That ideology is a swirling bag of contradictions and people who claim to be libertarian usually just circle back around to being anti-regulation, pro-laissez faire capitalist, pro-consumption, anti-worker conservatives who don't want to admit that they share a bed with the more ugly side of that ideology.
- pclmulqdq 3y ago> In my experience people who claim they are libertarians are against all forms of government regulation and taxation. > But it doesn't really matter to me if my characterization of libertarians isn't 100% accurate because I have no respect for anyone who calls themselves libertarian in any way. Tell me you've never spoken to a libertarian without telling me you've never spoken to a libertarian.
- dangus 3y agoDo libertarians even exist? I'm being serious.