(August 13, 2009 at 1:08 pm)Tiberius Wrote: As a Libertarian I believe it is the government's responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens, ergo public healthcare should be a top agenda. Private healthcare should also exist to cater to those who wish to use it. Whilst public healthcare will be a basic service (as in no perks other than good healthcare), the private healthcare business would provide those perks (such as private rooms, personal doctors, etc) for a price.
Adrian, you asked me lots of questions about Socialism in another thread, so I'd like to pose you a few.
How would a Libertarian government tackle poverty, unemployment, the pensions timebomb and the resulting need for care for an increasingly old population, inequality i.e. the ever widening gap between the rich and the poor, global warming?
Just a few things to consider.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
