Ridiculous libertarian "thinking" at @reason: "Americans now are told that "the poor get poorer," but it's not true. Americans are 30 times richer than we were 200 years ago. When America began, rich people were poorer than poor people are today."https://reason.com/2021/04/28/society-is-richer-and-more-accepting-thanks-to-libertarian-ideas/ …
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I can't even. I mean,
@JohnStossel is basically arguing that the poor today should be happy because the poor 200 years ago were much worse off than they are now and that we should ignore the wealth gap because 200 years ago the rich couldn't get what the poor can now.
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Replying to @gorskon @JohnStossel
There are far fewer people living in poverty today than at any time in history. You might want to stick to your areas of expertise. Just as law profs and economists shouldn’t make uninformed statements about medical issues, neither should physicians about about economic data.
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Replying to @NitaGhei @JohnStossel
None of this is a good argument that libertarian ideas are responsible for this.
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Replying to @gorskon @JohnStossel
Voluntary, peaceful exchange (fundamental to libertarianism and classical liberalism) accomplished a great deal more in reducing poverty than digireste top down efforts. I grew up in India in the digireste regime. I worked in India as adult as restrictions on markets were lifted.
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Ah yes the "libertarianism" & "classic liberalism" arc. Hey Nita lemme introduce you to Charlie Koch.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kochland-review-koch-brothers-pollution-congress-republicans …
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I probably know a lot more about Charles Koch than you do. I am neither young nor naive.
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Then you are aware Charles and his dark money friends are appearing before the SCOTUS- Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez? The "libertarians" seek nothing more than the interests of 21st century robber barons.https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2021/04/26/major-right-wing-funders-push-supreme-court-case-against-donor-disclosure/ …
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And find better sources.
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Oh like Reason magazine? CATO Institute? Mises?




After reading what @NathanJRobinson wrote about CATO in 2018, I will never trust a libertarian think tank again.https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/never-trust-the-cato-institute …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
After some of the things I've seen in @reason about @US_FDA, I have a hard time taking the publication seriously any more.
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