tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post558246929512408405..comments2023-07-08T11:51:56.470-04:00Comments on Conservatives Loving Freedom: Jim Bunning, Rand Paul, and a discussion of LibertarianismReggie N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08741000828364399038noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-61668582189147479992010-03-06T08:13:17.241-05:002010-03-06T08:13:17.241-05:00Free market libertarianism is clearly the way to g...Free market libertarianism is clearly the way to go. I was reading a very smart article that said Chileans weren't as affected by their earthquake as the Haitians because of Pinochet, who implemented all those smart libertarian ideals....privatizing social security, eliminating price controls, etc.<br /><br />Who cares if Milton Friedman, who advised Pinochet, was virulently against building codes. I am too. Building codes do not do anything to help life, health, and safety, that is for sure. Clearly, the reason the Chilean buildings were built real well was because Pinochet's free market reforms made Chile very rich, and they were then able to spend money. Predictably, they spent it on retrofitting buildings to withstand seismic loads...that is the miracle of the free market at work.<br /><br />Haiti, on the other hand, had very poorly built structures, which I doubt you can pin on their complete lack of building codes. I mean, Haiti is corrupt, so there, that's all I need to say about that. Plus, I'm pretty sure Haiti had no libertarian ideals there, like privatized agriculture, minimal taxation on multinational corporations, and a lack of a minimum wage. If only Haiti had adopted those smart libertarian policies, there wouldn't have been such a disaster there.<br /><br />Great points wfp and I'm so sorry we missed you at La Roca. You clearly have a cultivated mind well suited to our blog. Michelle, you need to give that formal CLF invite to wfp ASAP (w/ RSVP).Reggie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08741000828364399038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-38338479619409684882010-03-05T18:29:02.939-05:002010-03-05T18:29:02.939-05:00Pig blood and Any Rand. . . Somehow that just seem...Pig blood and Any Rand. . . Somehow that just seems like a good combination.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-16736847094306347242010-03-05T12:45:56.715-05:002010-03-05T12:45:56.715-05:00wfp: You are so right on. I mean, it's just th...wfp: You are so right on. I mean, it's just that simple. Plus, those companies will always do a good job because of fear of another company doing it better and making money instead. You should look at the link below of one of my earlier posts about this very kind of issue. Check it out:<br /><br />http://keepconservativesusingfreedom.blogspot.com/2009/04/join-joe-and-clf-in-abolishing-irs.html<br /><br />The irs and tax system for such petty things as road repair, is just a socialist plot to take our hard earned money. A prime example of a country with no tax collection is Bolivia. Heck, you can get over those roads in a Honda Hatchback with no problemo!Bachmann2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/09987785572521285139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-24717837678173477172010-03-05T11:12:26.185-05:002010-03-05T11:12:26.185-05:00So I was thinking some more about how libertariani...So I was thinking some more about how libertarianism will absolutely save our economy (and probably the world). Right now, the government collects taxes to repair our roads. But, have you seen our roads? They are a mess after this winter (which, btw, disproves global warming). If the government got out of the road business, we, as enterprising capitalists would be free to collect voluntary donations to send our own crews out to fix up these roads. People would absolutely support such an effort voluntarily and we'd put tons of folks to work! If "Company A" ever fell down on the road-patching job, someone else could just run down to Walker Cat and buy up a bunch of new machinery (which puts people to work!) and start their own road company. That company could then send out another round of folks (who are also now working) to ask for more donations to get the roads right. This sounds like win/win to me!wfp in W-by-GOD-V!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-69741321167778128692010-03-05T07:22:48.686-05:002010-03-05T07:22:48.686-05:00A group of 2nd cousins of mine use to own a bunch ...A group of 2nd cousins of mine use to own a bunch of ostriches. They had quite a few of them until the ATF raided their compound.Reggie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08741000828364399038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-18562908100395410072010-03-04T08:39:13.062-05:002010-03-04T08:39:13.062-05:00You know, I surely would like to own an elephant.You know, I surely would like to own an elephant.wfp in W-by-GOD-V!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239919880205225695.post-43399341911663858582010-03-03T12:41:02.354-05:002010-03-03T12:41:02.354-05:00Ayn Rand, said "I am not primarily an advocat...Ayn Rand, said "I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows." Let's just keep our philosophy simple, folks. As long as everybody is reasonable, everything runs smoothly, which is a reason Mr. Reason himself, Rush Limbaugh likes to refer to her positively. We should just discount entirely the view that she is a pop culture phenomenon rather than a subject for serious study though her writings show they were "written out of hate, remorseless hectoring and prolixity."Marvene Letardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559151178151783825noreply@blogger.com