I'm a libertarian that came from a poor background... Hell, I ain't Even White... I'm Puerto Rican.
Property IS the center of life, because it is what all rights are based on. Without being able to own the fruits of our labor(our time in exchange for money), which by definition is an extension of our property rights(Through the Income Tax, the US Government has a claim on ALL our money... Every April 15th, they let us keep less than half of it, and they tell us little citizens how much of our labor we can keep, by the way)).
It's not exploitation. I don't want anyone exploited, but whose fault is it if he/she does? The person being exploited... That person has not taken the time to educate themselves and they let people take advantage of them...
You don't like freedom and liberty? I'll tell you what... why don't you go down to Puerto Rico and see how good socialism works... Puerto Rico is in serious trouble of becoming a cuba because of all the governmental bullshit by both the Puerto Rican Government, The United States (Which has occupied my country since 1898), and the Puerto Rican People...
talk about exploitation... you should what happens when governments exploit the people...
Anthony
I'm not that young at all... it's a libertarian belief... 1'm 37.
I'll help her when I can, but I am not going to hurt my financial future and my future happiness for it...
It's very unfair to be financially reckless, not save money, and depend on others to take care of you?
Hey don't get me wrong... If I had the room, I would put her up in my home, rent free, but I can't...
Anthony
Of course it doesn't. That's my point. There IS no such thing as a "free market". There is only putting profits before people. That's what we have.
--- Well, the way that I look at it, profits are not bad at all... businesses (and I mean businesses, not corporations) should be allowed to make as many profits as they can get away with.... As long as they do not gain these profits due to governmental controls/regulations/whatever.... The way I look at it is that we need to get the federal government out of EVERYTHING except what is stated in the constitution of this country, including all the foregn wars, Federal government programs, subsidies, regulations, osha, FDA, Homeland insecurity, and all of the alphabet soup government agencies, etc.... Then, and only then will the people of this country will be free enough to take care of themselves and their families... Until that point, things are just going to get worse and worse for people in the middle to lower classes in this country.
The ultimate form of personal responsibility is when we take responsibility for one another.
-- I disagree... The only person that is responsible for yourself, is yourself. The only responsibility that you have to your fellow man is to no initiate any force or fraud against him. Personally, I am having this problem with my mother... for the past 15 years or so, I have been telling her to stop her reckless fiscal ways... She ignored me, kept spending all her money, not saving, now she is without a job, and broke, doesn't want to get a job, and now she is demanding that I, along with my brother and sister take care of her. I have told her that I would help her when I can, but there is no way in hell that I am going to ruin my life because of the stupid decisions that she has made...
You are incorrect. The United States does not have a free market economy. We have a mixed economy where the few top corporations pay the politicians off, and the rest of the people get screwed.
As far as monopolies go, The only way that you can have a monopoly is with the help of the government. In a free market there would not be any monopolies because a business would not be able to get that big without competition... There are going to be companies that provide services better, faster, and cheaper than a large company.
In a true free market, there would be no corporations, just businesses that do NOT have the protection that the fiction of a corporation provides... Just think of it... Big companies that are liable for what they do because the people responsible for the businesses would be held responsible for their actions. They would be treated similar to a sole proprietorship (Which is what I am).
As far as net neutrality goes, it is pretty much a chance for the government to get in and control it... When that happens, all the corporations, ATT, Comacast, etc. , will just pay bribes to the politicians, who in turn will start passing laws controlling what people can and cannot do... Net Neutrality probably has the politicians salivating at the damage that they can...
Folks, The internet is the last great hope we have to be free, to speak, to express ourselves.... Why would anyone in their right mind want to vote for the lies that make up net neutrality?
Workers Rights.... How shall I put this.... It is BS. The only reasons that these corporations are doing what they do is because the US government imposes so many laws and regulations on businesses that in order to compete, they have to outsource to places where there are fewer regulations and more economic freedoms....
Please realize that a super majority of these low wage/low skill jobs are meant for just that... People with very few skills to learn what they need to get a better job... Think about it. When you were a teenage, you had no skills... You had to learn what it was to work, how to get to work on time, how to deal with customers, etc... Eventually, as your skills grew, you got better pay, eventually, you moved to a different job that pays better, and so on and so forth. It's not my fault if you are a teenager, knock up your girlfriend and have a kid, then have to drop out of school to raise it.... It's all about personal responsibility... People need to learn from their mistakes in order to grow. We are now in an age where the government has made it so that people don't have to take responsibility for their actions.
The real world is hard, and the only people that are going to succeed in it are those that take personal responsibility and better themselves and their situation. NOT by saying that I Have a right... In this country the only rights that we wave are those that were given to us by our creator(whomever that may be). These rights are outlined in the Bill Of Rights. Government does not give us rights, it can only take them away. Workers rights are a marxist/socialist lie.
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I'm a libertarian that came from a poor background... Hell, I ain't Even White... I'm Puerto Rican. Property IS the center of life, because it is what all rights are based on. Without being able to own the fruits of our labor(our time in exchange for money), which by definition is an extension of our property rights(Through the Income Tax, the US Government has a claim on ALL our money... Every April 15th, they let us keep less than half of it, and they tell us little citizens how much of our labor we can keep, by the way)). It's not exploitation. I don't want anyone exploited, but whose fault is it if he/she does? The person being exploited... That person has not taken the time to educate themselves and they let people take advantage of them... You don't like freedom and liberty? I'll tell you what... why don't you go down to Puerto Rico and see how good socialism works... Puerto Rico is in serious trouble of becoming a cuba because of all the governmental bullshit by both the Puerto Rican Government, The United States (Which has occupied my country since 1898), and the Puerto Rican People... talk about exploitation... you should what happens when governments exploit the people... Anthony
I'm not that young at all... it's a libertarian belief... 1'm 37. I'll help her when I can, but I am not going to hurt my financial future and my future happiness for it... It's very unfair to be financially reckless, not save money, and depend on others to take care of you? Hey don't get me wrong... If I had the room, I would put her up in my home, rent free, but I can't... Anthony
Here, here... I agree 100 percent....
You are incorrect. The United States does not have a free market economy. We have a mixed economy where the few top corporations pay the politicians off, and the rest of the people get screwed.
As far as monopolies go, The only way that you can have a monopoly is with the help of the government. In a free market there would not be any monopolies because a business would not be able to get that big without competition... There are going to be companies that provide services better, faster, and cheaper than a large company.
In a true free market, there would be no corporations, just businesses that do NOT have the protection that the fiction of a corporation provides... Just think of it... Big companies that are liable for what they do because the people responsible for the businesses would be held responsible for their actions. They would be treated similar to a sole proprietorship (Which is what I am).
As far as net neutrality goes, it is pretty much a chance for the government to get in and control it... When that happens, all the corporations, ATT, Comacast, etc. , will just pay bribes to the politicians, who in turn will start passing laws controlling what people can and cannot do... Net Neutrality probably has the politicians salivating at the damage that they can...
Folks, The internet is the last great hope we have to be free, to speak, to express ourselves.... Why would anyone in their right mind want to vote for the lies that make up net neutrality?
Workers Rights.... How shall I put this.... It is BS. The only reasons that these corporations are doing what they do is because the US government imposes so many laws and regulations on businesses that in order to compete, they have to outsource to places where there are fewer regulations and more economic freedoms....
Please realize that a super majority of these low wage/low skill jobs are meant for just that... People with very few skills to learn what they need to get a better job... Think about it. When you were a teenage, you had no skills... You had to learn what it was to work, how to get to work on time, how to deal with customers, etc... Eventually, as your skills grew, you got better pay, eventually, you moved to a different job that pays better, and so on and so forth. It's not my fault if you are a teenager, knock up your girlfriend and have a kid, then have to drop out of school to raise it.... It's all about personal responsibility... People need to learn from their mistakes in order to grow. We are now in an age where the government has made it so that people don't have to take responsibility for their actions.
The real world is hard, and the only people that are going to succeed in it are those that take personal responsibility and better themselves and their situation. NOT by saying that I Have a right... In this country the only rights that we wave are those that were given to us by our creator(whomever that may be). These rights are outlined in the Bill Of Rights. Government does not give us rights, it can only take them away. Workers rights are a marxist/socialist lie.
anthony