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silverweb

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44. This:

Sat Jan 16, 2016, 06:03 PM

Jan 2016

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]"To fix this, we shouldn't be looking at corporations. We should be looking to the federal government to provide universal healthcare and robust Social Security."

I'd add that labor practices need to be updated by legislation, as well, guaranteeing safe and humane working conditions.

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Introducing the Libertarian Democrat. Are You One? [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 OP

No.... daleanime Jan 2016 #1

If kerosene manufacturers rose up against the electric light bulb we would still be in the dark GummyBearz Jan 2016 #2

Found one! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #5

You sure found a progressive who understands that change happens GummyBearz Jan 2016 #6

I found someone who's intellectually dishonest because you're too lazy to read WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #29

Not really GummyBearz Jan 2016 #33

the "change" involved in Uber and AirB&B is regressive, anti-regulatory behavior. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #11

I have my experiences with uber GummyBearz Jan 2016 #17

the solution to problems with the regulated taxis is to force them to improve- KittyWampus Jan 2016 #41

Competition will do that. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2016 #57

+1,000 malaise Jan 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Jan 2016 #34

I have business cards from my local cab drivers PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #3

Yes! silverweb Jan 2016 #36

Libertarians are Republicans Who Want To Smoke Pot. MADem Jan 2016 #4

Or democrats that have contempt for the working class Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #15

I agree with the "I got mine" sense of things. I've seen that a lot. MADem Jan 2016 #25

It goes further than pot Rebkeh Jan 2016 #16

Sure--it's a whole "Do as I say" vibe! nt MADem Jan 2016 #18

I call it the "I got mine, fuck everyone else" syndrome. madinmaryland Jan 2016 #51

is supporting pot legalization supposed to be a bad thing, now? Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #55

Sorry, I have no use for libertarians. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #7

MP3 put a lot of record stores out of business... 403Forbidden Jan 2016 #8

...but technology also creates new jobs... 403Forbidden Jan 2016 #9

AirB&B didn't creat a new technology. It used one to regressively skirt regulations and taxes. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #12

and streaming is decimating music creators redstateblues Jan 2016 #19

False thinking, unfortunately, is so rampant that it's beyond a disease - it's an epidemic. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #10

the force unleashed by the election of raygun is ever-present. SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #14

Even this is not necessarily true. Witness Bernie essentially equalling Hillary's fund-raising. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #26

yes - we can stand together SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #48

But in the 50s it was thought to be only for white people treestar Jan 2016 #43

No. Libertarianism is a political belief cheapdate Jan 2016 #13

Well it is "officially", but that doesn't mean everyone who calls themselves one... Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #20

Yes, that's absolutely true. cheapdate Jan 2016 #22

Primacy or not-private property is not going anywhere redstateblues Jan 2016 #21

No, you don't. cheapdate Jan 2016 #28

As someone descended from Rebkeh Jan 2016 #24

Amen. cheapdate Jan 2016 #31

EVERY Libertarian is a SOCIALIST - But, they ONLY want socialist programs THEY can plug into! nt TheBlackAdder Jan 2016 #23

The problem as I see it is this justiceischeap Jan 2016 #27

I agree completely nt GummyBearz Jan 2016 #35

I'd say a decent solution would be Bradical79 Jan 2016 #38

Another name for "Libertarian" is Regressive. hunter Jan 2016 #30

I have a love-hate relationship with Amazon. silverweb Jan 2016 #37

it's why we have policy to determine a set of rules that's fair to everyone in the marketplace nashville_brook Jan 2016 #39

Agreed. silverweb Jan 2016 #45

I hate watching the book stores fold up, but it's the way of the future LittleBlue Jan 2016 #40

This: silverweb Jan 2016 #44

Yes, good point. LittleBlue Jan 2016 #46

And *we* are the government. silverweb Jan 2016 #49

We are heading to a future where madville Jan 2016 #42

If one believes in capitalism, then one can't be a "libertarian" ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2016 #47

I have a taxi app- it's for a neighborhood company - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #50

Nice! silverweb Jan 2016 #52

Yep. It works very well - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #53

Very cool! silverweb Jan 2016 #54

Here's the thing about Uber. The taxi industry has had DECADES to address their endemic problems. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #56

AMEN! Kilgore Jan 2016 #59

I am not a libertarian democrat and I see the problems with uber, lyft, and airbnb betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #58