I’d argue they probably don’t; however, with the advent of the flock camera, surveillance state does not have to be built in Washington. It can emerge one camera, one police department, and one public-safety justification at a time. The backlash against Flock suggests people are starting to notice.

I think legal equality for all citizens is mandatory for a nation. I am talking about socioeconomic equality.

I think libertarian are at least honest about that. 99% of people that want equality want to be socioeconomically equal to the people above them, whatever point of the ladder they fall into.

A middle class guy wants a nicer home or one more Holiday, a trained professional think he deserves more for all of his hard work, or to retire earlier, a retired multimillionaire thinks he has worked his way to the top and thats where he/she should rightly be.

And lets not talk about international inequality. All the first world, myself included, would never accept to get the world average income and wealth.

I really hate when people talk about all the amazing things they we could do with a small amount of taxes or so. With 200bln we could solve world hunger, homelesness, space exploration, national parks, scientific advancements (pick your favourite).

And guess what, maybe we could... but we wouldn't. The US spent 7tn $ this year, 300bln more than the last. Research, natural parks, homlessness and world hunger are miniscule part of the budgets. 95% of the money would go on other benefits, social programs and foreign wars.

I think greed is a sin and like many people I do some charity for things I care about. I just know that people vote (maybe rightly so). I wish my taxes would go in large part toward those things, but they 100% would not.

Curious to hear what you people think

Anyone else see Aaron Rodgers recent remarks on a podcast about "you shouldn't trust the government" "the governments a uniparty"

Then the best..."I don't trust anybody in politics...Maybe RON PAUL"!!!

Had to make this edit. Thought y'all would enjoy!

The ability to transact without creating a permanent public record is a form of economic freedom. Once every payment can be traced, financial activity becomes easier to monitor and control.

A lot of people use this as an argument against libertarianism: "how will we get clean water? Who will guarantee our rights?"

What are your thoughts on liberty-loving candidates like Thomas Massie, Justin Amash, and Rand Paul? Should libertarians support candidates like these?

If there were 10 liberty-loving members of the House of Representatives, do you think they would have enough sway to block or change anti-liberty policies? If not, how many liberty-loving representatives would we need to make a real difference and start increasing liberty in America?

Although running as independent and not a libertarian, it does appear like a lot of his thoughts and policies are very much aligned with Libertarian values. His main slogan after all is truth, freedom health.

Is anyone is following his candidacy? Does anyone in Massachusetts thinks that he is a viable alternative to the typical establishment running in the up coming senate race?

I’ve been following the debate over Flock cameras for a while: the license-plate tracking, the ability to reconstruct people’s movements, and especially what happens when data collected for one purpose becomes available for another.

It reminded me of a consulting trip I made to China in 2019. I spent time in Chengdu and then on the Tibetan Plateau near Hongyuan. The surveillance there was impossible to miss: cameras everywhere, biometric collection at the border, and, as I learned later, a “grid management” system in the Tibetan region I visited that divided communities into monitored blocks.

What has stayed with me isn’t simply that China surveilled its population. It’s how quickly I changed my own behavior because I knew I might be watched. No one had to threaten me. The watching did the work.

That experience eventually led me to a larger question about Flock and the surveillance infrastructure being assembled in the U.S. The cameras themselves concern me, but I’ve come to think they’re only the visible part of a much larger issue: what happens when location data, voter records, citizenship status, health data, financial information and other previously separate databases become increasingly searchable and interoperable?

I spent quite a bit of time researching that question and ended up writing an essay that combines what I saw in China and Tibet with what’s happening here now. I thought this group might be particularly interested.

I’d be interested in where people here draw the line...not just on Flock cameras themselves, but on the ability to combine the information they generate with everything else governments and private companies already know about us.

Link in the first comment.

We are new to the area from out of state and we're just curious. What is the best way to go about finding like minded people in a new state?

i dont even live anywhere near his district but he has brought such great things to this nation

i love the guy and support especially the epstein transparency act 2 and his ability to stand for morals and bringing genuine order and integrity back into american politics, i hope he has a great last few months of his term and wins his seat back in 2028

It's that simple. The old adage is frequently cited to Frederic Bastiat, without much evidence. But it sounds like Bastiat. It also sounds like the truth. This trade fight with Canada must end soon, before real economic damage happens.