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no, dc_dux, it's the left-wing caricature of libertarianism has never existed. But the libertarian impulse -- the idea that people do best when left alone to follow their own muse or dreams -- is PRECISELY what has led to most human progress. There has been more relief of poverty due to libertarianism and the corollary economic system (capitalism) than by ANY OTHER SYSTEM EVER INVENTED. You and I are having this conversation because of capitalism. If we had to depend on socialism for computer innovation, we'd still be using pneumatic tubes.
dc_dux, your complaint is that the benefits of capitalism don't distribute evenly, and indeed they don't. I'd rather have everyone decently housed and fed, even if some others lived in luxury, than have everyone be equal and miserable. Wouldn't you?
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