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    • Goatboy@pawb.socialEnglish
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      7 days ago

      I cant see the post for whatever reason but yea, some libertarians do.

      Universal Healthcare is not explicitly a socialist idea.

      • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 days ago

        Would all be required to pay for it or only those who elect to? And the for those who do not elect, they can still use it? That seems the only libertarian way.

        • Goatboy@pawb.socialEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Libertarian doesn’t mean no taxes. There’s a spectrum. I’d favor paying for Healthcare over paying for bullshit wars.

          • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            6 days ago

            That’s an interesting paradox. “I do what I want with my money” but also “you can force me to pay for some things.” But if you’re a libertarian who doesn’t want universal healthcare, I’d imagine you’d believe it goes against libertarian beliefs. Are there’s names for libertarians across the spectrum, like socialist libertarians?

            • Goatboy@pawb.socialEnglish
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              6 days ago

              Its weird talking to non-libertarians about governance. I can’t tell when you’re being sarcastic and when your worldview really is that divorced from mine.

              And yea, there are libertarian socialists, though they don’t always claim us and we don’t always claim them.

              But consider that government is always a balance between allowing liberty and preventing anarchy. People do best when they have control over their own lives. That can’t happen when you have a nanny state protecting them from their own choices, but it also can’t happen when the biggest dick in the room can beat you down and take all your shit.