I think I'm turning libertarian

[El Blanco]

Originally Posted by MattJack

you should try the same thing Blanco

No problem. When is your mom back in town?

Basically, any hard core -ism is retarded. In order to live totally by an -ism, everyone has to play by the same rules and there can be no unforeseen situations.

Government does have a responsibility to its people. It needs to provide occasionally. Libertarians have told me that the government should not have sent help to the Gulf Coast after Katrina. Apparently, the total break down of society (turning into the ultimate do eat dog scenario) would have been beneficial to the free market.

Government does have a place in business. Don't think we need an FDA? Read The Jungle. There has to be some sort of regulation because you have people running everything.

This internet thing we are using. Its a government funded project conducted in the basement of the Pentagon by private contractors. In its early stages, there would have been no reason for private companies to foster it along because there would have been no payoff in the foreseeable future.

While I'm not advocating socialism, I do think we need government to supplement and regulate business.