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Jamaal510

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37. You know what I never understood about people who supposedly favor "economic freedom"?

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 08:35 PM

Nov 2012

They pretty much only talk about paying less taxes and for upper income earners to have more "take-home pay". I have never heard them discuss what I personally refer to as spending freedom. Fiscal conservatives generally oppose Social Security and welfare, right? Yet these are programs that put more money in the pockets of working class Americans. As a result of them, working class Americans are "free" to buy more things. Maybe my logic is twisted, but that's just something I noticed.

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In Left-Right politics, where do libertarians fit? [View all] Jamaal510 Nov 2012 OP

Middle of the road? All I know is they Autumn Nov 2012 #1

In theory, they're socially left wing, JoeyT Nov 2012 #2

Libertarian's and I share some views. Savannahmann Nov 2012 #3

The Libertarians I've met are selfish gits living in a fantasy world. Lars39 Nov 2012 #4

Generally I have found that they do not want to pay any tax for anything that will not benefit them. LiberalArkie Nov 2012 #30

Libertarians are every bit as much as "I've got mine, screw you" as any Republican. forestpath Nov 2012 #5

Bingo. Libertarians are RW wackos who want to smoke dope and get laid. Vincardog Nov 2012 #28

They almost always vote Republican. Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #6

They own the spectrum nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #7

Libertarians are greedheads who want to smoke dope. hifiguy Nov 2012 #8

I think you hit the nail on the head we can do it Nov 2012 #18

All over the place PD Turk Nov 2012 #9

They go in the playpen with the other children alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #10

I think they *are* confusing to many people, because they can't be easily pigeon-holed quinnox Nov 2012 #11

How to label Cato? HughBeaumont Nov 2012 #12

Politics isn't just left - right it has an up (authoritarian) - down (libertarian) dimension Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #13

I've always been strongly libertarian on personal issues hifiguy Nov 2012 #21

I feel the same way, hifiguy Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #24

You know what I never understood about people who supposedly favor "economic freedom"? Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #37

The shell of a polished turd put forth by billionaires... Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #14

Definitely on the right. Generally, around 70% percent of Libertarians vote republican. Zorra Nov 2012 #15

That is the quote I was trying to remember hifiguy Nov 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Nov 2012 #16

I agree. Some call them conservatives who like to Cleita Nov 2012 #23

It's just libertarianism union_maid Nov 2012 #17

Economics is at the core. They're right wingers who want to smoke pot and have sex. nt pnwmom Nov 2012 #19

Right wing economic philosophy comes in two flavors: pro-pot and sex; anti-pot and sex. pnwmom Nov 2012 #20

Fiscal issues they are on the right. Social issues they tend to be more moderate. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #25

I think they are ranked on the Noisy Crackpot Scale NoPasaran Nov 2012 #26

They're almost always in cahoots with the GOP on economics gollygee Nov 2012 #27

They agree with the GOP on economics, and agree with the Dems on social issues davidn3600 Nov 2012 #33

In the Pacman tunnel. n/t backscatter712 Nov 2012 #29

See this site: NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #31

You need to think of the political spectrum as more than just a straight line davidn3600 Nov 2012 #32

The term has been hijacked. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #34

People that made a little bit of money and don't want to pay any taxes tjwash Nov 2012 #35

There's not just one simple left-right continuum anyway Posteritatis Nov 2012 #36

Big L/Paulittes are extreme Reich Wingers and come to their social and military positions TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #38

Based upon what I see, far right. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #39