Hello, DU. I am a libertarian.

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34. OK, I looked at your responses ....

As for the flat tax, you seem to agree that a flat tax would be unfair to low income earners but your solution is to just lower the rate, suggesting 10%. Two questions:

Why is 10% more fair than 25%?
What government spending cuts are you proposing to stay within budget?

Your rationale for opposing a minimum wage was that it's a job killer. When presented with evidence that minimum wage increases are not job killers, you come up with a new rationale. That's called "moving the goalpost" and is a dishonest debate tactic. Worse, your new rationale is that a minimum wage is "a violation of liberty" which means exactly nothing. The part about inflation looks like a red herring as it has nothing to do with the argument.

As for firearms as a "check on tyranny" are you proposing that citizens be allowed to arm themselves with Tomahawk missiles? Nukes? The US military arsenal has long ago passed the tipping point where citizen-owned firearms could prevent tyranny.

Now on to freedom of association. You're suggesting businesses should have the right to discriminate for any reason they see fit. Not only is this morally abhorrent but would cause all kinds of problems in our society. Imagine a black law enforcement officer not being allowed to tail a suspect into certain businesses while a white one is unable to conduct surveillance in others.

Finally, you say you "have not yet determined where libertarianism meets environmentalism or food safety" yet de-regulating business is THE core principle of the modern libertarian politician.

Perhaps your time on DU will cause you to rethink some of your positions. You may decide you're not a libertarian at all. As my grandmother used to say, "A wise man will change his mind; a fool never will." It's also well known that it's easier to fool people than it is to convince them they've been fooled. Give it some thought.