Wearing Guns, and Support for (R-douchebag) Ron Paul, on Their Hips

[baldguy]

18. You're being facetious. Or should I say "childish"?

You know as well as I do those things are decided by economics, not the govt.

I'd love to have my kids go to the best schools in the world & have a job that pays a great deal, and that's easy & fascinating & fulfilling all at once. I'd love own a big house that's maintenance free & doesn't cost anything to run. I'd love to have a big, fast & stylish car.

But, of course I don't have the money for those things. (And simple physics prevents others from being available.)

But what I can have is pretty good public schools for my kids - if my community values education & is willing to pay for it as a community. I can have a car that's safe & fuel efficient because the govt forced the manufacturers to make them so. I can work in a safe place because OSHA has regulations which require it to be safe. And I my job has a decent wage, with medicals benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation in exchange for my labor because the govt forced employers to bargain with the union my grandfathers & fathers were able to join. This wage allows me to own a house that's big enough for me & my family, in a neighborhood that's safe because of the police & fire depts, which are funded by the taxes I pay. The food I eat is safe to eat & my high blood pressure medication won't kill me because the FDA has enacted regulations to ensure that they are safe.

Libertarians have opposed everyone of these benefits provided by the govt. And most of them blithely unaware of why they exist and how they benefit from them. Libertarians use every one of them & more, all the while saying: "We don’t need those big govt liberals ruining our lives; after all, I’m a self made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have”.