Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIf you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death.message-squaremessage-square574fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down148
arrow-up1352arrow-down1message-squareIf you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death.Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square574fedilink
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months ago The government is designed in a way that enables, even requires public oversight, public opinion. If one trusted their government, then, arguably, none of these checks would be required. Many Americans trust private initiatives, charity more than taxes and a working public system. The trust in private enterprise is predicated on one’s ability and ease to opt out of such a system. The same cannot be said for the government.
If one trusted their government, then, arguably, none of these checks would be required.
The trust in private enterprise is predicated on one’s ability and ease to opt out of such a system. The same cannot be said for the government.