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* [[Market Fetishism]]
 
* [[Market Fetishism]]
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* [[Public Goods]]
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Libertarians have no coherent ideas for the production of public goods at any level, let alone at something near an optimal level.  Nor can they point to a single example of libertarian provision of the most important public good: defense.
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* [[Children]]
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While most libertarian arguments presume rational adults, they fail miserably for children.  Do children have the same rights as adults?  Do parents have rights over children?  Do any adults?  Most libertarian discussions of children are claims that government should not be involved, no matter how egregious parental behavior.
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/weebies/weebies10.html
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http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2007/03/20/not-that-kind-of-libertarian-puzzles-of-childrens-rights/
  
 
* [[Ayn Rand And Objectivism]]
 
* [[Ayn Rand And Objectivism]]

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