tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post6848797857481898627..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: TGIF: The State Is No Friend of the WorkerSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-44985666503601840972014-10-28T09:32:08.146-05:002014-10-28T09:32:08.146-05:00As if there could be a market without the state. E...As if there could be a market without the state. Elimination of the state would merely allow business to return workers to their "natural" state Slaves.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-47021018536109437972014-10-28T04:25:31.143-05:002014-10-28T04:25:31.143-05:00This highlights the real problem with libertariani...This highlights the real problem with libertarianism - the sequence of denationalization.<br /><br />Sure, we oppose the welfare state. Does that mean we argue for the instant removal of all welfare supports, even for people who still have to pay taxes on everything they buy?<br /><br />We oppose taxation. So, if USGOV turned around tomorrow and announced that "the 1%" no longer have to pay any tax on capital or income, we would cheer, right? Perhaps not.<br /><br />The order of events is the thing. Walter Block thinks that ANY reduction in taxation is a pro-liberty step, even though corporate capitalism very often takes the form of "less taxes for my friends, more for my foes". Quasi-monopolies can be established through libertarian means!Old Odd Jobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239083003799351747noreply@blogger.com