Why Vote Libertarian?

You're a socialist:

You don't want to lose your benefits. And Libertarians will not take the basics of room and board from you. Many things, including what some see as the "Social Security Problem," will work themselves out with less corporate welfare and advanced technology leading to the singularity. I don't agree with all of Ray Kurzweil's book, "The Singularity is Near" but its predictions are real enough that Libertarians should assure folks they won't be kicked out in the street to starve. Social Security will not be touched.

Indeed, healthy beings who live very long, perhaps eternal, lives need not worry about retirement. These beings will not have intestines as we know them but will have synthetic blood allowing extraordinary breathing and athletic feats. Kurzweil (over 50) is hoping to make it to the singularity. We can all hope, that with life extension, we can all make it. This is realistic for those just being born but very optimistic for us with a few years past. Nonetheless, the same optimistic reasoning of Kurzweil will lead to a future perhaps even beyond his dreams. This exponential growth in technology is amazing! Let's not let fear steal a brilliant future for our children. And Libertarians will steal less of your hard earned property and freedoms than the anti-Libertarian alternative.


You're afraid in the short run Libertarians will allow immigrants to take your job with open boarders:

Unlike the anti-Libertarians, the Libertarian Party is not run by corporate interests. (yet??) You're the type of person the Libertarian Party needs to call for property rights allowing limited immigration. The philosophy is already there. Yes, limit the immigration while we have socialism, then come the singularity, things will take care of themselves. Prosperity at home will keep most folks there.When the Articles of Confederation came into being, States could keep out poor people. By the time of the Constitution, immigration really didn't matter between States allowing us to become a Federated Republic. Before the end of this libertarian century, immigration probably won't matter. Right now open boarders has Libertarians split 50/50 much like the issue of abortion. Both problems will be gone with the singularity.


You're a rich person and fear the libertarians will steal your corporate welfare:

They will end your corporate welfare. But think about this. The richest person one hundred years ago lived like a pauper compared to a poor person today. Indeed, Libertarians will allow business to flourish in the free market. You may have a smaller mansion with the Libertarians, but healthcare will improve faster along with life improving devices. Your standard of living will actually improve more without the corporate welfare as long as other "corporate programs" are also ended. Corporate programs like war, the AMA, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Farm, and the teacher's union steal much more than is provided to the poor and endanger the future of funded programs like Social Security.

Libertarians believe in ending welfare to schools. They would give you vouchers to send your children to schools of your choice. By 2007 MIT will have all its courses on line for free. Now we must make our children capable of taking what is there.Right now (2006) Vigo County Libertarians are looking to place a person who favors vouchers on the school board. Then after the next school board election, we might be able to make some changes in the system. Think about it. Schools that teach rather than make money and power for a union and elites. Competition of the free market is the answer.