Stossel is great at pointing out how ridiculous government is, the waste/fraud/abuse, and providing reasonable solutions to many issues, that government itself created. But, at the end of the day, even he has said it, what is killing this country is, Corporatism and the puppets in Congress and all governments down to city councils. They protect big business, because they’re promised a windfall in tax money, or an envelope under the table. Either way, it kills the little guy, picks winners and losers, and we get screwed in the process.
But, Libertarians don’t have any more correct answer’s than anyone else.
“Less government. More freedom to do what you want. No taxes.”
“What happens when your freedom infringes on my freedom?”
“Less government. More freedom to do what you want. No taxes.”
“But your freedom just infringed on my freedom.”
“Less government. More freedom to do what you want. No taxes.”
The problem with libertarianism is that those who believe in its principles think man a perfect moral creature, who is capable of perfect rational thought, and will always choose the correct moral path.
IOW, the Libertarian does not recognize the consequence of Original Sin - that Man is a fallen creature.
The Libertarian philosophy may be distilled to is: “Do as ye please, for ye are gods.” Libertarianism is nothing more than a rehashing of the lies told to Eve in the Garden of Eden. It is satanic Utopian bullsh*t, in plain English.