I call myself a "pragmatic libertarian", and I'm pretty centrist these days. I find most libertarians are anarchists who don't like the 'a' word. Libertarianism and anarchism are incompatible though. Libertarians still believe in the benefits of government, they just don't think the government should be too overbearing.
My take is you should expand the role of government if you can demonstrate an overwhelming benefit for society by doing so. This is why I support universal healthcare. I'm fine sacrificing some liberty if it means that poor people won't die or go bankrupt because life dealt them a bad hand.
My take is you should expand the role of government if you can demonstrate an overwhelming benefit for society by doing so. This is why I support universal healthcare. I'm fine sacrificing some liberty if it means that poor people won't die or go bankrupt because life dealt them a bad hand.
