Difference between revisions of "Libertarianism in One Lesson; The Second Lesson"
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* So what if David Bergland's "[[Libertarianism in One Lesson]]" has 99 pages in 16 numbered chapters. Why would you think that was more than one lesson? | * So what if David Bergland's "[[Libertarianism in One Lesson]]" has 99 pages in 16 numbered chapters. Why would you think that was more than one lesson? | ||
* America's fastest declining political party! | * America's fastest declining political party! | ||
| − | * Harry Browne had it right in his 2000 campain. Trust to the efficacy of the market! As soon as you threaten to put a bounty on the head of a terrorist, all your terrorism problems will be solved. | + | * Harry Browne had it right in his 2000 campain. Trust to the efficacy of the market! As soon as you threaten to put a bounty on the head of a terrorist, all your terrorism problems will be solved. Ask Salman Rushdie and Osama bin Laden. |
* We cannot trust government to get anything right. We should look to examples of private organizations such as the Libertarian Party USA as role models; even if they cannot count their declining membership, balance their budget, or tell their members the truth about their finances. | * We cannot trust government to get anything right. We should look to examples of private organizations such as the Libertarian Party USA as role models; even if they cannot count their declining membership, balance their budget, or tell their members the truth about their finances. | ||
* If markets are the best allocation mechanism, libertarians should demand that the party's positions should be sold to the highest bidders. Forget that voting crap: it's initiation of force! Surely the highest bidder will represent libertarian interests better than anyone else. | * If markets are the best allocation mechanism, libertarians should demand that the party's positions should be sold to the highest bidders. Forget that voting crap: it's initiation of force! Surely the highest bidder will represent libertarian interests better than anyone else. | ||
