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For Larry and other Libertarians
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Date: 
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:52:34 GMT
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Though, to be said, Larry has mentioned (iirc) that he's a small 'l'
libertarian...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/06/28_hell.html

"These conservatives contend that virtually all economic and social institutions
are better managed when privatized and unregulated. According to this
libertarian theory, the greed (i.e., profit motive) of investing private
individuals is, in virtually all cases, mystically transformed into the optimum
public good. The exceptions are the police, the military, the courts and the
legislatures which, they concede, are properly confined to the public sector
"

Nice aricle.

Dave K



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  Re: For Larry and other Libertarians
 
(...) Nice in the sense that it's full of straw dogs like this one: "The only way for the Randvillians to deal with the free riders is to coerce labor on the levees, or assess taxes in lieu of labor. " \ Why don't you, as a thought experiment, see (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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