RE: Libertarian is not left on social issues
July 2, 2015 at 5:59 pm
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2015 at 6:15 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(July 1, 2015 at 6:05 pm)Dystopia Wrote: Why not abolish marriage altogether then?
Why not?
(July 1, 2015 at 6:05 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I think there should be advantages in being married depending on the socio-economic conjuncture - If there's a lack of young workforce the State should promote natality and give benefits to couples, [...]
Given that reproduction is a deep-seated biological urge, do you think this is really a necessity?
(July 1, 2015 at 6:05 pm)Dystopia Wrote: [...] and if there's too many people the government should simply raise taxes on married couples with more kids.
Is it the government's place to manage family size?
What do you think of China's "one child" policy?
Would you accept enforced abortion? Or enforced impregnation?
(July 1, 2015 at 6:05 pm)Dystopia Wrote: The reason why you can marry in the first place is because the government allows it - Certainly there is a law saying that you can marry and how marriage contracts work, are signed, the legal form of the contract and how many witnesses are necessary, who can marry who (for example minors can't marry) - Everything is subjected to regulation and marriage or other forms of contract are not an exception, since the State has interests to get parties to sign contracts, at the very least because it fulfils people's freedoms.
Marriage is indeed a contract. The question is, is that contract actually necessary for human beings to tie life to life? Power-of-attorney agreements can manage every benefit marriage gives but taxes (in some cases).
Just because a thing is subject to regulation doesn't mean that it should be subject to regulation.
