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user-inactivated  ·  2781 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Planning the Purge: GOP life after Trump

Well, Libertarians don't always seem to agree with each other on certain issues it seems, but the ones I've talked to tend to be fairly socially liberal. They tend to be pro-gun, pro gay rights, pro-privacy, etc. Basically, if you're not doing anything to hurt anyone, the government shouldn't really have a say in what you do.

But where the argument falls apart for me is when the same mentality is taken to businesses and regulation. I do believe that proper regulation very much protects us as consumers and citizens, whether we're talking EPA, OSHA, lending laws, etc. I really feel that the majority of businesses out there don't give two shits about the public good unless there are real deterrents in place to make them think twice about screwing people over. Saying that the free market will set everything straight in the long run strikes me as pretty naive.