How many libertarians does it take to change a lightbulb?
"Hey, it has to change itself! I'm not giving it a free ride! My taxes better not be going to lightbulb welfare!"
Interesting people, libertarians are. They feel the only job of the government is to protect the lives and freedom of the people. They are completely against government regulations. So what if the two combine? Many regulations, like those against pollution for example, or how much mercury you can dump and where, are to protect the lives of the people. But curbing pollution isn't as profitable as dumping lead in playgrounds so profit wins out.
Here's a few things many libertarians, especially the more extreme, would like to see...
Welfare abolished.
Minimum wage abolished.
Environmental regulations abolished.
While they wouldn't abolish unions, freedom of association there, they would like to neuter them and give employers carte blanche on who they fire and why.
I know I've covered this before, but there are countries that have no welfare, no minimum wage laws, no environmental regulations, and no unions. Every single one of them is a Third World nation. What a lovely plan for the world they have.
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by Tabby at 5/20/2005 10:24:00 a.m.