[Exnihilo]

Why the black/white dichotomy? Either we have an unrestrained Libertarian free market economy or we have centrally planed socialitic economy? I don't understand your reasoning here.

[OWK]

Why the black/white dichotomy? Either we have an unrestrained Libertarian free market economy or we have centrally planed socialitic economy? I don't understand your reasoning here.

Because rights either exist, or they do not.

If our rights are brokered by the state in a semi-socialistic-centrally-planned economy, then they are not recognized by the state as rights, but priveleges.

Why is this hard to understand?

[NittanyLion]

Reality: libertarians demand that the individual accept the outcome of market forces

Well, it really is pretty black and white isn't it? Either people accept the outcome of market forces, or the government acts to influence that outcome by using force. Government stepping into the equation is socialistic, is it not?