
Originally Posted by
Rhyfelwyr
The bolded bit is an assumption for our purposes here. It is because libertarians do not share your beliefs in this respect that they believe minimising the role of the government will bring economic freedom with the free-market. As to whoever is right, that's a whole other debate, but libertarianism is based on certain assumptions about the economy, which are very different from yours.
Also, both libertarianism and socialism are concerned with the relationship of the economy with the state, you can't say the libertarian bit is purely political, and the socialist bit purely economic. From Marxism to socialism to the welfare state, the traditional left has always believed in using the state to regulate the economy.
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