(March 12, 2018 at 5:32 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(March 12, 2018 at 5:19 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Is being a libertarian atheist challenging?
"atheist" being a fellow atheist, is not what I focus on.
I have huge problems with libertarians on economics as much as I do the GOP.
I think libertarians are GREAT on social issues, but really to me on economics an taxes, simply a Republican willing to extend poverty wages to pot smokers and LGBT.
I like Penn for example, for his positions on religion and race issues and his support of LGBT. I love him for that. But no, I know our history of economics over the century and taxing the rich is what gave us the middle class, Reagan's deregulation and "don't tax the rich" have exploded our pay gap and kept wages stagnant and or falling.
I am glad we agree on claims of god/s, but atheists do not always agree on politics and economics.
I am not fond of either Ayn Rand supporting atheists anymore than I like Che supporting atheists <---- he is the guy that lead to Castro's Cuba.
I am myself, neither "nanny state" or "no rules, taxes are robbery". I am pro private sector, but not a free for all where only the rich get to write our laws. I am anti monopoly, not pro nanny state, nor let the rich rule over us.
I don't like Libertarians on economics anymore than I like Che on economics.
I think you can be pro private sector, with regulations, and be anti monopoly at the same time, without wanting a one party state.
If I could give a gazillion kudos I would
