Monday, April 19, 2010

So Much for Libertarianism

This is a great take-down of a bankrupt set of beliefs. It all boils down to "I'm keeping more than I need or can use and screw you." This is just the start of a devastating litany:
Ah, the 1880s. I can hear people getting wistful from here.

A golden age in which people kept all that they earned. Of course, what they earned in the absence of those debilitating minimum wage laws could be nothing more than worthless tokens from the company store. What they earned from twelve hours of work seven days a week could be actually be a bigger debt to the company that sent you into a mine or factory and made you pay for the wear on your tools, the water you drank, the fuel for your lamp, even the blasting powder you used.

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