Terrence, I don't believe my assumptions about the "top of the heap" are erroneous. I am quite close enough to it because of my background and my education to see what it is like there. Since I have less to give, relatively speaking, but by your admission seem to be more generous in sharing it than you are, what does that say about both of us?
The idea of work camps is something I first heard from a libertarian. Since part of the libertarian philosophy includes everyone creating or at least participating heavily in the creation of their own economic reality, there certainly are libertarians who support such ideas. Are you ready for mothers with no jobs and no welfare benefits left after the two-year limit, living on heating grates and going hungry? Should these mothers be made to forfeit their children, absent the intent to neglect or abuse their children? This is the America to be, unless something changes drastically. It certainly seems compassionate, not at all fascist, to ensure that these people are fed, housed, and treated for their problems.
One of the problems with libertarianism is that there are so many different kinds. I am a libertarian on some social issues, and you are a libertarian, seemingly, on some taxation issues as well. Some libertarians are not libertarians at all on social issues, however. Either the philosophy is ill defined, or there is room in the "big tent" for a lot of us there. |
