Libertarian Mythology

Oh no. American liberty, whether the L is capitalized or not, is NOT the liberty of the common man to infringe on the property rights of the rich(*). Police and regulatory power for that will only increase in their Utopia. If you’re looking for the money savings in libertarian government, that comes from removed support for the non-property rights of the common man: no money for public beaches, parks and forests; no welfare; relieving businesses of onerous employee safety standards; etc.

(* - One of them will chirp in to inform us that the property rights of the poor are also protected in Libertarianism :smiley: Like Marie “Let them eat cake” Antoinette, that the poor lack property seems not to occur to them!)

If you deduce from this train of thought that real-world Libertarianism is not so different from the Fascism of, say, Pinochet’s Chile, congratulations! You probably now understand Libertarianism better than these so-called “Libertarians” do.