Libertarianism is equal in it's utopian absurdity to Communism? Libertarian is the opposite of Communism. Where communism is revolutionary in eliminating individual rights, libertarianism is an erosion of the demands of government. Libertarianism, in my application of it, is focused on peeling the stranglehold of statism off of our necks, finger by finger.
(A guy was just arrested in upstate NY. His license was suspended because his wife failed to pay a speeding ticket, which he had no idea about - he was then questioned about weapons. They saw his licensed carry handgun, checked the mag and -oh my God!- the 10 round mag had 9 rounds in it! He was charged with a misdemeanor under the brand new safe act which requires all 10 round mags to have only 7 rounds in them. The misdemeanor charge caused the licensing bureau to revoke his permit as a matter of course, unconnected to the Safe act. Swat was sent to his home to secure all firearms and seize them, ending his right to keep and bear arms forever) - this is the effect of stupid laws. They cascade and funnel into other badly applied laws making for an awful system of arbitrary law, which few understand and even fewer respect. The national legal system is a disgrace, enacted by people long ago, who have no right to govern me or you from their ignorant graves. Our system needs to be cleaned up everywhere, no with new text, but by eliminating codes and cleaning up the good ones.
Lemur, you are equating libertarianism with anarchism. Libertarians are not anarchists generally. They believe in some degree of government, just much less than currently exists. You misunderstand it basically, and it shows in your own political philosophy. Husar - you recognize that healthcare is important, as do I. You are suggesting that command control of the health care system effectively "controls" prices. Do you really believe this? Why shouldn't the government also control food production and determine pricing, among many other things?
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