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Originally Posted by optimusREIM
Even if that were the case today, I don't think we can keep taxing people. I hard disagree that anyone in public administration is more qualified than you to decide how to spend your money.
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LMAO okay, so where do roads and infrastructure, education, military defense, police, fire protection, parks, and planning come from? What does this blissful libertarian state look like to the average libertarian? Do roads turn to gravel, military disbands, homeschooling becomes the only option, and the protection of personal property becomes non-existent?
Or maybe once people realize what they've lost in the new libertarian utopia and that not everyone can hire their own personal police officer, doctor, or fire fighter, groups of people start banding together so they can collectively afford those services. Maybe like a neighborhood pools their money together to maintain their local roads and starts a private clinic only for themselves, or a volunteer fire brigade? And then over time, they realize that these services would become even cheaper if they joined up with some other neighborhoods to hire these services? And then after a few years, a bunch of neighborhoods realize these services can be delivered even cheaper and more efficiently if the whole city organizes together to form a public service? And then maybe a bunch of cities and towns get together and form a collective to help fund other services that cross jurisdictions, like healthcare and private protection from outsiders? And then maybe everyone in the country realizes they get the best bang for their buck of a group of elected representatives makes decisions for them on service delivery at a national level, with sub-national governments having jurisdiction over more local issues?
Hmmm, libertarianism is starting to sound a whole lot like capitalism in a western democracy, but with extra steps!
I can't wait to hear what other cool ideas you've been thinking about over your lunch hour in high school!