Libertarianism

I’m often challenged by Libertarians to define precisely what’s wrong with their political philosophy.  I normally respond in terms of macroeconomic issues, we all live in a society in which it makes no sense to privatize things like national defense, the national highway system, and FAA, FEMA, etc.

Here is a “micro” example: 10 year old kids working (without overtime) until 2 AM at a few McDonald’s restaurants in Kentucky.

I want to live in a country in which there are child labor laws that supersede the greed of McDonalds’ franchisees.  Little kids, even those in desperately poor families, should be home, asleep, resting for their next day in school, rather than serving up French fries.

Those who can’t understand this are beyond repair.