Questions related to a dedicated laissez-faire political philosophy advocating only minimal state intervention in the lives of citizens.
Questions tagged [libertarianism]
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How do Libertarians address the case of "I sold my soul to the company store"?
One of the main arguments that large corporations would not pose a threat in minimal-government libertarian state is that the corporation theoretically has no monopoly on force.
In other words, "A corporation can not force you to submit to its…
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Libertarianism and large companies
As for what I have understood, libertarians (or the "most liberal" stand-point, whatever the correct term is) wants a free market, press, liberty for all, etc. and a small government. That means, as I´ve understood, that everybody, in all…
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Contradicting libertarian negative rights
How do libertarians solve issues with contradicting negative rights? Theoretically there can be such issues. E.g. negative right to speak freely vs negative right to have good health. If one says something (right to speak) and other claims that this…
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In a libertarian model, who would own/protect/take care of things like the pyramids, mummies, grand canyon and other important national monuments?
How do libertarians address the issue protecting things like the pyramids and other historical artifacts. Does the government have to get involved or can they be done privately?
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Hasn't libertarianism already proven to fail?
Ten thousand years ago (or so), before the dawn of civilization, societies lived in libertarianism (is that true?): There was no central governance, no laws. And this led to where we are today: countries, nations, governments, regulations, etc.. And…
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