In my framework everyone’s citizenship comes with a guarantee of government support in the case of destitution. That way no one goes homeless or hungry or without any basic needs. But you can pick which government you want to contract with and they have to follow the contract and not decide to violate the rights of their citizens. So all the questions to the libertarians are answered while also answering the questions of the libertarians.
Bryan, great counterexamples to highlight real and hypothetical government failures (a short lesson on public choice theory). Also a solid list of “market failures” examples that Establishment types typically deploy against Libertarians because of their alleged heartless lack of support for a social safety net. However, most folks (including many Libertarians) are completely unaware that we had a robust web of private social safety nets prior to the onslaught of the Federal Welfare State: see “From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Social Services 1890-1967” by David T, Beito.
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In my framework everyone’s citizenship comes with a guarantee of government support in the case of destitution. That way no one goes homeless or hungry or without any basic needs. But you can pick which government you want to contract with and they have to follow the contract and not decide to violate the rights of their citizens. So all the questions to the libertarians are answered while also answering the questions of the libertarians.
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Bryan, great counterexamples to highlight real and hypothetical government failures (a short lesson on public choice theory). Also a solid list of “market failures” examples that Establishment types typically deploy against Libertarians because of their alleged heartless lack of support for a social safety net. However, most folks (including many Libertarians) are completely unaware that we had a robust web of private social safety nets prior to the onslaught of the Federal Welfare State: see “From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Social Services 1890-1967” by David T, Beito.
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Why do you think there haven’t been libertarian governments? Or have there been?
Because if you pose those what if’s they’ll say democracy will wok it out in the next round, we just have to vote harder.
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Saw your twitter comment. I let Substack know the problem is still only half-solved.
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Your Twitter comment says otherwise. Which is correct?