----- Original Message ----- From: "allie rodgers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> im new to this group and debate but the statement here says "Good! Libertarianism is opposed to all gov welfare programs.Maybe it will stimulate more capitalistic enterprise." > > Does this mean that people who are down on their luck, shouldnt take gov. welfare programs?? Some people arent enterpreneur types and this just doesnt fit my belief system but wanted to understand more of what this means? > ALLIE > To be a member of the Libertarian Party, one must sign a pledge "I oppose the use of force or fraud to achieve social, economic, or political goals". Every plank of the LP Platform conforms to this axiom. Because of this, most of us believe that any money the government has was stolen from it's (rightful) original owners. This means that most government programs are immoral for this reason. In practice, does this mean that we oppose a persons right to reclaim what was stolen from him? For the most part, no. Because a person was forced at gunpoint to "donate" to the IRS (try not paying your taxes), that person should have the an equal right to try to get at least some of it back. Same goes for Social Security or most any other government subdivision. Much has been written on libertarianism far more eloquently than I can put it. My own favorite sites are www.fff.org , www.mises.org , www.antiwar.com . I hope this helps. PEACE Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer Franklin County Libertarian Party (614) 891-8841 P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable" John F. Kennedy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
