Very nicely stated, including the different between an Objectivist and a libertarian. Conservatives (religious) are an even better example of not wanting a public welfare system, but willingly give to private charities and provide charity themselves.
Another thing people confuse in the same vein is 'Capitalist' and selfish or anti-social.
BTW, Rand was a political liberarian (lowercase l), which is what we are talking about here. She hated the philosophical basis of the Libertarian Party (uppercase l), but her capitalist philosophy and so called 'right libertarians' (the ones who believe in capitalism) were very in sync.
Umm.. The whole point of the libertarian is that you *do* pay for what you want, and don't force anyone else to pay for what *you* want. Assuming you are a drug loving whore loving Democrat, the whole point of the public social net is to let people escape without paying -- and I'm not talking about the beneficiaries.
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Very nicely stated, including the different between an Objectivist and a libertarian. Conservatives (religious) are an even better example of not wanting a public welfare system, but willingly give to private charities and provide charity themselves.
Another thing people confuse in the same vein is 'Capitalist' and selfish or anti-social.
BTW, Rand was a political liberarian (lowercase l), which is what we are talking about here. She hated the philosophical basis of the Libertarian Party (uppercase l), but her capitalist philosophy and so called 'right libertarians' (the ones who believe in capitalism) were very in sync.
Umm.. The whole point of the libertarian is that you *do* pay for what you want, and don't force anyone else to pay for what *you* want. Assuming you are a drug loving whore loving Democrat, the whole point of the public social net is to let people escape without paying -- and I'm not talking about the beneficiaries.