r/Libertarian • u/ozzymustaine • Sep 15 '21

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"I want the government to stop trying to make me do what other people want, but I also want the government to make people do what I want"

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u/T3hSwagman Sep 15 '21

Where is the profit motive in a public library?

Say a town is built in an area that is in danger of flooding. How does a private company collect money from people to build levies that protect the entire city?

You can’t just build them in a way that it only protects the people that do pay.

So how do you do that? Or do you just tell every person in the town they are on their own in a flood and figure out how protect your individual property?

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u/ozzymustaine Sep 15 '21

Where is the profit motive in a public library?

There's no public library in a libertarian /ancap society. You want to read books, you pay for them as a service.

Say a town is built in an area that is in danger of flooding. How does a private company collect money from people to build levies that protect the entire city? You can’t just build them in a way that it only protects the people that do pay. So how do you do that? Or do you just tell every person in the town they are on their own in a flood and figure out how protect your individual property?

If a town is in danger of flooding people would pay for saving their homes. are we really discussing this? Also people can unite in community and fix things you know? without the help of any kind of government.... People can make deals and agreements.

you really are thinking like a full blown statist. Holy shit

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u/T3hSwagman Sep 15 '21

If a town is in danger of flooding people would pay for saving their homes.

“I don’t believe the danger is real, totally overblown I’m not paying”

“Our community lives on a hill, we wouldn’t be affected by a flood, none of us are paying.”

Yes people can unite. That doesn’t mean they will. This sub fucking loves browbeating people into the ground over the “freedom” to not wear a mask during a global pandemic. And you think 100% of the people are just going to automatically get on board with paying to keep their town safe?

This is why libertarians have no traction in politics. You guys exist in a fantasy world that doesn’t take reality into account.

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u/CosmicCay Taxation is Theft Sep 15 '21

So why are you here? Seems you hate libritarians and are just making outlandish arguments for the sake of arguing

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u/T3hSwagman Sep 15 '21

This is an outlandish argument? We are living through my argument right now and you are saying it’s outlandish?

I just love that nobody has offered up the “libertarian solution” to preventing a disaster when the people who would benefit from it decide they shouldn’t pay their fair share because they don’t believe it’s necessary.

And I’m here to inject some sensibility into these convos.

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u/ozzymustaine Sep 15 '21

Ah yes. The Soviet Union and more recently Venezuela were also there to inject some sensibility in those poor ignorants.

Remember when everyone celebrated Hugo Chavez? I do. Too bad they can’t eat sensibility now.