First of all Adam Smith is a Utopian a$$ in my opinion. His radical theories are counter intuitive to a citizen's right of self protection and self reliance. Also, unknowingly Smith's radical theories played right into Karl Marx's hand, a half century later, who advocated Free Trade as socially destructive and important as a step to socialism, then onward to Communism.
All of Marx's predictions are coming true right before our eyes! Smith makes no distinctions/morality judgement between nations which is also radical, ridiculous AND dangerous. Smith even advocated for retaliatory tariffs which always goes unmentioned.
But beyond Smith's inanities, Conservative believe consumption based taxes are superior to the very progressive income tax. Tariffs are the quintessential consumption tax that progs killed in 1913. Free Trade supports the income tax and eliminates the tariff which is an anathema to a true Conservative.
So my guess is Libertarians are really closet socialists as long as they can smoke legal dope and get perceived low cost junk from 3rd world and/or Communist nations.
The big joke is you and your Lie-bertarean ilk actually think you are Conservative.
You’re a laugh riot.
I can depend upon a nasty, ill-informed insult from you. Calling me a “libertarian” is the ultimate insult.
When I answer a question I get abuse.
An explanation is not the same thing as agreement, hard as that may be for you to grasp.
Your screed about Smith is wrong from the first sentence. Smith’s philosophy is, in fact, to show the superiority of allowing a free choice in the free market place.
Marx was no more a ideological ally of Smith than he was of Ricardo who provided the base of his economic system. Marx had comprehensively studied Western history, and examined the economic system and produced a system which withstood refutations for fifty years.
You can forget the ad valorem tax. There will be no other taxes than progressive on a nationwide basis. Tell me how you are going to convince 50% of the voters to vote to get rid of the progressive income tax when they benefit from that system. May as well try and repeal female suffrage or institute a monarchy. A waste of time.