It seems to me that it is difficult to put a casino or a hooker in a small plastic baggie and put it in your pocket.
Granted, I haven't tried it, so I don't know for sure.
Libertarians HATE the welfare state and would end it tomorrow if it weren't supported by BOTH the Republicans and the Dems.
Or so they say. To be honest, I don't see any articles in Reason written about it. Certainly none posted on FR. And you'd think rather than saying "Both parties do it, I give up!" they'd be a little bit more active about rolling it back bit-by-bit which was done in the mid 90s under the GOP House leadership.
Oh, it wasn't the kind of flashy FIX IT NOW! kind of thing demanded by the libertarian crowd, but we do what we can.
The point I was making, and seems to be having difficulty getting through the fog, is that if you want your libertarian paradise, the way to do it is first to make people responsible for their actions and then give them permission to ruin their lives.
If you do it the other way around, you will never get people off the dole.
I don't think most libertarians are the least bit animated about the welfare state. I think they could care less. What really gets them out of bed in the afternoon is legalizing pot.
Fine, then use the liquor analogy then. In one State, Utah, liquor sales are regulated in a much more stringent manner than in the neighboring State of Nevada. Both States don't seem to have much problem with it.
If Utah wants to prosecute for marijuana use, fine. If Nevada doesn't well that's fine, too. It's a little concept known as "Federalism" and "States Rights". You might want to look into it.
I don't see any articles in Reason written about it.
You need to broaden your sources of information. I promise if you do your level of ignorance will drop dramatically.
which was done in the mid 90s under the GOP House leadership...
That's a hoot. Please name for me one Federal law that was repealed during the "Republican Revolution." Just one will do. While you're at it name for me one Agency, Department, or Bureau which was abolished, defunded, and made no more. Take your time. I'll wait.
Oh, it wasn't the kind of flashy FIX IT NOW! kind of thing demanded by the libertarian crowd, but we do what we can.
Which was of course precisely nothing. Those fools couldn't even get rid of the REA let alone the Department of Education.
is that if you want your libertarian paradise, the way to do it is first to make people responsible for their actions and then give them permission to ruin their lives.
Ah, there is a light on in there. I thought as much.
If you do it the other way around, you will never get people off the dole.
You will if you get rid of the dole. Work or starve. That's the Libertarian philosophy I subscribe to.
I don't think most libertarians are the least bit animated about the welfare state. I think they could care less.
You think wrongly.