Difference between revisions of "Libertarianism in One Lesson; The Third Lesson"
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* Prohibition cannot ever work, and produces black markets and crime far beyond the evils it seeks to prohibit. We also endorse prohibiting force and government: somehow that will not produce black markets or crime. | * Prohibition cannot ever work, and produces black markets and crime far beyond the evils it seeks to prohibit. We also endorse prohibiting force and government: somehow that will not produce black markets or crime. | ||
* Public choice theory indicates that government cannot work. Nor corporations, nor why libertarians should be politically active. | * Public choice theory indicates that government cannot work. Nor corporations, nor why libertarians should be politically active. | ||
| − | * Governments may not change the social contract unilaterally. Only credit card companies are allowed to change the terms of contracts unilaterally. | + | * Governments may not change the social contract unilaterally. Only credit card companies and other large corporations are allowed to change the terms of contracts with customers unilaterally. |
* We will not criticize corporations, despite the fact that nowhere in any state or federal constitution is there an enumerated power for governments to create legal entities such as corporations. | * We will not criticize corporations, despite the fact that nowhere in any state or federal constitution is there an enumerated power for governments to create legal entities such as corporations. | ||
* The founding fathers would not recognize the US today, with the large federal government and intrusive taxes. Nor would they recognize the enormous corporations, most religious organizations (excepting Catholocism which they greatly hated), modern technology, equality of sexes and races, credit cards, and a host of other things. | * The founding fathers would not recognize the US today, with the large federal government and intrusive taxes. Nor would they recognize the enormous corporations, most religious organizations (excepting Catholocism which they greatly hated), modern technology, equality of sexes and races, credit cards, and a host of other things. | ||
