Libertarians think Fiction is Reality.

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44. Their 'don't tax me bro' eliminated regulatory oversight, to destroy civil society and devolve to:

'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair:



The Jungle is a 1906 book written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair 1878–1968).[1] Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities.

Many readers were most concerned with his exposure of health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century, based on an investigation he did for a socialist newspaper.

The book depicts working class poverty, the absence of social programs, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions, and a hopelessness among many workers. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. A review by the writer Jack London called it, "the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery."[2]

Sinclair was considered a muckraker, or journalist who exposed corruption in government and business.[3] He first published the novel in serial form in 1905 in the socialist newspaper, Appeal to Reason, between February 25, 1905, and November 4, 1905. In 1904, Sinclair had spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards for the newspaper. It was published as a book on 26 February 1906 by Doubleday and in a subscribers' edition.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle

There are more favorable reviews of the book in searches, but this one shows better the mindset that we as Democrats are up against. Because he was a socialist and the book was sensationalist, it didn't go over well, but inspired public support in terms of regulation for health safety, but only for those able to buy products, not out of much concern for the then unpopular emigrants - the same attitude prevailed in worse form during the legalized practice of black slavery. The poor of any kind are demonized just like blacks and immigrants under the banner of not being white or 'real Americans.'

In those days, libertarian capitalism ruled and libertarians long for its return so much they are legislating it state by state with ALEC. That pre-progressive ere placed them well above the teeming masses, and they are all would be plutocrats.

Back then, just as now, the arrogant philosophers of libertarianism see workers deserving such condtions. They are, after all, 'parasites' and 'consumers,' not the 'job creators' and 'producers' in their world view. They are of less moral value than the animals in the slaughter houses.

Anything goes to get back to the 'natural order' of things, of the rich bleeding those less advantaged to death, and if government gets in the way of the producers, it is immoral, statist and tyrannical. That's why they hate and villify government and its supporters so much. They've done a great job in making those who support rightful actions by government unpopular. So people are subconsiously nervous about discussing, asking for or supporting any 'government program'

Libertartian leaders know full well those regulations are not working, as they vote against it day by day to make government less popular. They have brainwashed the masses into thinking all taxes, for the rich or poor, are immoral and against God, liberty, freedom or survival.

Cutting back on the number of government employees or leaving responsibility for regulation in the hands of the private sector, which is their way of governing, never leaves the ability to regulate. It becomes ineffective as the social safety net that keeps millions fed, off the street and healthy must come first, and they know that.

But they want that eliminated to keep people down to lower labor costs and thus enrich themselves.
Their system is a closed circle.



JMHO.