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So many straw men being attacked so lamely. He writes: "First off, the unstated goal of most libertarian doctrine is basically the following: 1. Corporations
by JeffL 18y ago
So many straw men being attacked so lamely.
He writes:
"First off, the unstated goal of most libertarian doctrine is basically the following:
1. Corporations are more “efficient” than the government because of the “natural selection” of our capitalist system.
2. Corporations are therefore better than the government at everything.
3. Corporations should be the government, or at least in control of it."
That's just plainly not true. The "anarcho-capitalist" bunch may be saying that, but that does not qualify as most Libertaran doctrine, and certainly not the mainstream libertarian doctrine. Point 1, yes, but not 2 or certainly not 3.
Force corrupts everything, especially the production of wealth. That is why force needs to be separated out. Individuals and corporations must not be allowed to initiate force against others, that's why we have the government to enforce that. But since the government can and must use force to do its necessary duties, it is inherently inefficient at everything else. That is why we need a separation. Corporations should not "be the government" or be in control of it.
He then goes on to talk about Libertarians defining "efficiency" as "speed" and knocks down that position. I have literally never heard a Libertarian make that argument and I have been quite involved in the movement for years.