Comments on: Six Theses of Libertarian Rhetoric http://c4ss.org/content/1057 building awareness of the market anarchist alternative Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:43:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John Markley http://c4ss.org/content/1057/comment-page-1#comment-818 John Markley Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:43:14 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1057#comment-818 What planetaryjim said. The first time I ever won someone over to libertarianism was in high school, when I had a friend- who was kind of a Ralph Nader type at the time- I would discuss politics with. What convinced him was talking about all the state interventions that disproportionately hurt poor people, and especially protectionism and barriers to employment and entrepeneurship. What planetaryjim said. The first time I ever won someone over to libertarianism was in high school, when I had a friend- who was kind of a Ralph Nader type at the time- I would discuss politics with. What convinced him was talking about all the state interventions that disproportionately hurt poor people, and especially protectionism and barriers to employment and entrepeneurship.

]]> By: planetaryjim http://c4ss.org/content/1057/comment-page-1#comment-815 planetaryjim Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:35:46 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1057#comment-815 Indeed on point 3. For who has greater need of strong protection for private property than the poor, who suffer most when they lose what they own? And who has greater need of the lower prices brought on by highly competitive free markets? The poor need stable or lowering prices in order to make the most of their meager means. And who has greater need of the opportunities available in a truly free market? The poor need these opportunities to raise their income level. The rich seem to demand protection from ever having to work hard, or at all. Indeed on point 3. For who has greater need of strong protection for private property than the poor, who suffer most when they lose what they own? And who has greater need of the lower prices brought on by highly competitive free markets? The poor need stable or lowering prices in order to make the most of their meager means. And who has greater need of the opportunities available in a truly free market? The poor need these opportunities to raise their income level.

The rich seem to demand protection from ever having to work hard, or at all.

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