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Who says they need one?

Define a "libertarian" as someone who advocates for the state to play a minimal role in the lives of people.

There are a few different reasons I could be libertarian:

1> I believe that I will be better off if the scope of the state's activity is minimized.

2> I believe that most people will be better off if the scope of the state's activity is minimized.

3> I believe the world will be more just if the scope of the state's activity is minimized, whether or not that leads to anyone being better off.

Libertarians in groups [1] & [3] need not offer a strategy for mitigating any economic phenomenon, even if that phenomenon is to the detriment of the majority.

I've heard people argue the validity of belief [2], saying that the amount of value in the economy will grow faster than than it is absorbed by the "winners" who are amassing it. I'm not convinced, though.



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