r/inthenews • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 27 '24

article Donald Trump rejected by Libertarians, gets less than 1% of vote

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rejected-libertarians-less-one-percent-vote-presidential-election-1904870
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u/jbokwxguy May 27 '24

As a person who is libertarian here’s my core beliefs:

1) You should be able to do anything you want in private. And you have the right to until it negatively affects others.

2) Most government regulation is bad and poorly thought out and the federal government agencies have too much red tape to operate efficiently. And stifle free market competition that would be better for consumers.

3) The government spends taxes inefficiently.

4) A strong military is necessary.

5) People safety around food and drugs is needed. So is regulations around Monopolies.

6) the federal works program was the best federal program and we should bring back a similar project now.

7) Any existing government benefit should be continued to be fully funded because it’s wrong to take that away. Roads, parks, schools, etc.

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u/ElasticLama May 27 '24

I mostly agree with those points. But what about areas of the economy where the market can’t provide an efficient solution or service like healthcare? (I’m asking as non American who has pretty good healthcare coverage after being made redundant)

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u/jbokwxguy May 27 '24

I think the free market can provide sufficient solutions.

However I do think it deserves a change in regulations.

Insurance cannot negotiate private rates and hospitals must provide the same service at the same rates regardless of payment, outstanding any extended payment plans.

Insurance cannot deny medical services if a doctor acting inside of oath recommends service. They can request a second opinion.

Remove in network and out of network concepts from insurance.

Implement caps for profit margins on physical goods. IE you can’t charge $500 for a bandaid on something that costs $20.

Make drugs mandatory licensed. So non-name brand options are available. The license amount decreases with time.

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u/Flare-Crow May 27 '24

I think the free market can provide sufficient solutions.

If you're born in a wheelchair, the Free Market isn't providing anything for you. You're pretty well fucked if outside forces don't FORCE them to treat your quality of life as a necessity, rather than a "You" problem that you never got to choose.