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From: dlow@hpccc.HP.COM (Danny Low)
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Subject: Re: Poor People v. Libertarians
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Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 14:01:10 EDT
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> 
> Until the libertarian so-called `principles' are demonstrated
> successfully in a community of 100,000 or more, they should stop
> advocating them as a policy for any state or any country.

From what I have read of Libertarism, it appears that we already have
a Libertarian government. It is called the United Nations. Consider
the various characteristics of the UN...

1. It writes laws (i.e. treaties) but obedience is voluntary.
   Enforcement of these laws is up to the individuals (nations).
   There is even true individual enforcement (i.e. mercenaries.)

2. It has a voluntary court (the World Court.)

3. It levies taxes (dues) which are also voluntary.

4. Any action decided by the Security Council can only be
   implemented voluntarily by the individual nations.
 
The current state of the world is a good indication of how well a
libertarian government does work.

Any comments on this note should be sent to *.politics where I
can ignore it. :-)

                        Danny Low Hewlett-Packard
"If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter how you get there." 
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