Are you a Libertarian?

Are You A Libertarian?

Many people in the United States are politically brainwashed, in a rut, stuck between the two major parties and unable to flex their opinion muscles because they have become completely concreted into their mindset by years of the media’s almost exclusive focus on the two major parties.
No third party ever makes it in a major election. This is not simply because people don’t agree with the smaller political parties, indeed, the opposite is true. The smaller parties are more responsive to individual needs. The smaller parties are less centralized, and have more variety than only two major parties. They just have less money; and money is time (on the television).
You can always find a party that fits your opinions exactly. Sometimes, it’s the Republicans or the Democrats. More likely, it is a minor party. In this article, I will tell you the views of one of America’s great minor parties, the Libertarian party. Maybe this will detail your own opinions!
A Libertarian believes in a small central government that has much less power than the one we have today. A government should not be able to interfere into daily activities of its citizens. This means that we are socially liberal… no laws on homosexuality, abortion, et cetera. No laws prohibiting, no laws requiring. Individual choice!
Along with the small government, we feel that programs such as welfare and social security should be eliminated (phased out, in my case), placing emphasis on individual responsibility. Take the taxes you would have paid to social security, and invest it in a savings account or the stock market for your own retirement. This makes us fiscally conservative… you pay much less in tax and what you pay essentially goes to the basics of government, military, public goods. If you want to help the disadvantaged (as many of us do), donate to them directly, or to organizations who assist the disadvantaged directly.
In short, Libertarians feel that it is up to the individual to self-govern… in the words of James Madison (heard of him!?) “We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self government; upon the capacity of each of us to govern ourselves and sustain ourselves.”
So, then. Are you ready? To step up to the plate and be a responsible citizen? To regulate yourself? Let others do the same? Then you, my friend, are ready to be a Libertarian! Visit lp.org for more information.

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