Straight from the horses mouth.
https://www.lp.org/issues/taxes/ -Taxes
Voluntary taxes? If it was voluntary, nobody including me would pay! Why would we? If government receives no tax money, who pays for defense? Who pays interest to treasury bonds? Who pays government payroll? Who pays insurance for mortgage backed securities? Who pays workman's comp? Who maintains public property? You and me? I believe we pay too much in taxes but taxes never the less, are a necessity and vital to our economy.
https://www.lp.org/issues/the-economy/ - economy
same lecture I have heard from the billionaire Koch brothers and Warren Buffet! I own a business and the government doesn't regulate me nor are they in my way. I'm free to hire, fire, pay myself as much as I want, buy whatever I want, sell whatever I want and pretty much do whatever I want. The government doesn't force me to do anything but pay you minimum wage! Think about that! I don't pay unemployment, the government does! I don't guarantee you a retirement savings, the government does however!
https://www.lp.org/issues/crime-and-justice/ - crime and justice
Crime fits punishment i agree with, but legalize everything that isn't "force or fraud" and deal with those things outside of the courts? How? Do we elect judges or counsels? Isn't that what we already have? The War on Drugs is racist? Want to be soft on criminals! Legalize all drugs? Sounds like liberals, "just let us do what we want".
https://www.lp.org/issues/foreign-policy/ - foreign policy
They believe all Americans would stand up and fight for this country if a war was justified! Delusional! No military presence outside of US! No military intervention! Draft is slavery? Military justification only for defense? You can have a strong and powerful nation or you can have whatever the libertarians want. Sounds like a speech Obama once gave!
https://www.lp.org/issues/healthcare/ - healthcare
I agree with a lot of there points but the problem isn't the FDA or government. Its the health industry all together! Pharmaceutical companies, health care insurance companies, doctors, hospitals they all work together.
This is nothing but fantasy!! The modern day Whig Party trying to appeal to the masses! This is a party that doesn't want to be held accountable or be responsible for anything- just let things happen. There is a reason the Libertarian party has attracted so many 20-35 year olds in the last decade. Because it looks good on paper! Because on paper you get to have your cake and eat it too. You get to keep your guns and take care of your own problems and pay the government nothing and live a full meaningful life as freely as you want!
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