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To: Mama Bear who wrote (2633)	5/7/1999 2:07:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13056

By abolishing public schools? I am in favor of vouchers, by the way, but there are many sources of friction besides schools, and in any case those who choose to stay in public schools should have adequate Free Speech rights, too.....

To: Mama Bear who wrote (2633)	5/7/1999 2:27:00 PM
From: Richard Babusek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13056

Mama Bear, Being new to the thread I'm missing something. "Of course the Libertarian position would render this a moot argument." I'm trying to figure out what that position is, and how it works. I'm sympathetic to much in the philosophy, but many Libertarian arguments seem to be an "I told you so". For example I think it would have been a net positive if we never would have nationalized the railroads, but we don't get to back up and start over in that regard. So, that it would have been better now if we had been more libertarian then, I might accept on any specific topic. But what is the ex post facto Libertarian position on the subject? Ricardo