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The right gives things away too--they just give things away to corporations and to the wealthy. Libertarians are right alongside that--it's a huge gift of powe
by Frondo 11y ago
The right gives things away too--they just give things away to corporations and to the wealthy. Libertarians are right alongside that--it's a huge gift of power to the corporations. The individual would get squeezed hard in a libertarian world.
- ancap 11y agoIt's a myth that the "left" does not do this as well. "Obamacare", food stamps and many other welfare programs are indirect corporate welfare. The military industrial complex, perhaps the most egregious example of corporate welfare is whole heartedly supported by both sides. Further evidence is how the same big banks donate huge amounts of money to candidates from both parties.
- rwallace 11y agoSpeaking as someone who self-identifies as a pragmatic libertarian, if I were in charge, the way I would try to help the 99% would start with getting rid of a lot of ways the law supports rent-seeking behaviour by corporations and the wealthy in the form of things like enforced noncompete agreements, zoning laws, licensing and bureaucracy that hurt small businesses more than big ones and reduce competition among employers, credentialism et cetera.