Libertarians believe in a more open gov't with less interference in the public 's lives. Correct?

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I also understand that they do not support a public benefit for the poor? There will always be those who are not able to care for themselves. OHOH. I feel a blog coming on. It's ok tho.I'll read your answers tommorrow. Good nite all.

Before I sign out, I don't read links. I want opinions

Answer 1

Yes.

And while they support charity by private individuals and organizations, they don't believe in supporting government-enforced charity through taxes and welfare. To quote:

"We oppose government-enforced charity such as welfare programs and subsidies, but we heartily applaud those individuals and private charitable organizations that help the needy and contribute to a wide array of worthwhile causes through voluntary activities."

It's very much like the New Hampshire mindset. No income tax. No sales tax. No social programs. Live Free or Die.

Read more about their full platform on their website.

Answer 2

Granny,

I am a Libertarian. We believe that the more responsibility private citizens take in running their lives, the less responsibility the government will be forced to undertake. This is the only way to ensure our nation-- or any nation-- never perishes from tyranny, socialism, communism, anarchy, or oligarchy.

Ideally, us Libertarians would reduce government programs to only three things: 1.) a military 2.) a court system and 3.) local police forces. Everything else should be privatized.

Laziness and irresponsibility would certainly not work in this Libertarian system, hence the reason so many Democrats (and to a lesser extent, Republicans) shudder at the idea.

Hope that enlightens you.
Sincerely,
L.M.

Answer 3

Yeah, thats mostly correct. Some other general priciples of the Libertarian Party include selling off the National Park system, privatizing road and bridge development and construction, getting rid of agencies like the EPA, NSF, etc.
I personally agree with a lot of their principles. I like standing up for our rights of freedom, and feel that our government is much too large and does too many things that it should never do. Private enterprise can do nearly everything that the government does better and cheaper. But, I feel like they take it too far as well, so I would never be considered an "idealist" by a true Libertarian.

Answer 4

Well, before the gov got in the business of poor people, it was the responsibility of the local community to take care of the poor & sick. That is how most nonprofits got their start. Actually, that is how the people who first settled this country believed it should be. At the time of our country was claiming our indepence, several of our founding fathers were very active in this part of our society. It was very improtant to them to establish certain boundries for our gov.
Our gov has no business sticking thier nose in how we take care of our poor, the health care system, the education system (which they have done a fine job of screwing up), social security (something we were not ment to actually receive), and so many other things they have assumed responsiblity for.
I am not exactly sure what a libertarian stands for. But, I am all for returning our gov back to the way it was set up by our founding fathers.

Answer 5

All these parties confuse me...I consider myself a Centralist...basically, I take a little bit from every side, mix it up along with my morals and values and a little common sense, and I make a decision based on what **I** believe, regardless of which party may agree or disagree with me. I think that's the only way...do the research and make the decisions for yourself.

Answer 6

What is that going to do for our local community's? Da! Maybe our on the wrong site. I understand. Slipped for the moment I do it all the time.

Answer 7

Hi,,, that is what i have been told ,, just like you said it...


good luck

Answer 8

libertarians are idiots. trust me

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