Post by John Liberty on Dec 5, 2013 14:38:03 GMT
A common misconception about Libertarianism is that Libertarianism is corporatism. This is not only false, but it is absurd on many levels.
Let's start with the fact that Libertarians are vehemently non-interventionist. We oppose war unless we are directly attacked. We don't think our military should be getting into the affairs of other nations. This stance is a deep threat to the military industrial complex which makes all of it's money off of the obscene amount of wars and police actions that our military engages in. Massive military contractors such as Xerox Corp. and General Dynamics C4 Systems make their money off of these wars and police actions. They provide equipment for our men overseas. If Libertarianism propped up big business, then Libertarians would support interventionist wars overseas...which we do not. Libertarianism is a massive threat to the military industrial complex which houses some of the biggest corporations in the country.
Let's move on to how Libertarians think economically. Libertarians believe in an idea called Laissez Faire Capitalism, which embraces something called free market economics. A free market encourages competition in the marketplace. By abolishing some of the obscene regulations government places onto businesses, it will be easier for small businesses to grow and prosper which is exactly what the big corporations don't want to happen. Competition would force corporations to provide better services and lower prices in an attempt to keep customers. In a crony capitalist, or closed market society corporations are able to monopolize certain markets...and since they don't have to worry about losing customers as much, they are free to provide terrible products for high prices and get away with it. It would also solve unemployment problems, because since there would be more companies...there would be more career opportunities. Since Laissez Faire Capitalism encourages innovation, any old Joe out on the street with a wonderful idea can put that idea in action to make a living, and possibly change the world. In a crony capitalist society, even if you can motivate yourself to share your idea with the world and make something of yourself...it is highly likely that a large corporation would just buy you out, or get their government buddies to regulate you out of business.
Lastly, let's move on to the obvious part that the Libertarian Party has practically NO money. The Libertarian Party receives it's money almost entirely in individual donations from members. Libertarians often lose elections because they are the only political party that isn't bought out by corporations. Libertarians are also shunned by the media, which are owned by these major corporations. If Libertarians back big business, why doesn't big business back Libertarians? That would be because corporations don't want Libertarians to win elections, because they fear their corporate welfare and closed market will disappear. A competitive market is big business's worst nightmare, and since Libertarians famously champion that economic structure...that makes Libertarians a big threat to big business.
Let's start with the fact that Libertarians are vehemently non-interventionist. We oppose war unless we are directly attacked. We don't think our military should be getting into the affairs of other nations. This stance is a deep threat to the military industrial complex which makes all of it's money off of the obscene amount of wars and police actions that our military engages in. Massive military contractors such as Xerox Corp. and General Dynamics C4 Systems make their money off of these wars and police actions. They provide equipment for our men overseas. If Libertarianism propped up big business, then Libertarians would support interventionist wars overseas...which we do not. Libertarianism is a massive threat to the military industrial complex which houses some of the biggest corporations in the country.
Let's move on to how Libertarians think economically. Libertarians believe in an idea called Laissez Faire Capitalism, which embraces something called free market economics. A free market encourages competition in the marketplace. By abolishing some of the obscene regulations government places onto businesses, it will be easier for small businesses to grow and prosper which is exactly what the big corporations don't want to happen. Competition would force corporations to provide better services and lower prices in an attempt to keep customers. In a crony capitalist, or closed market society corporations are able to monopolize certain markets...and since they don't have to worry about losing customers as much, they are free to provide terrible products for high prices and get away with it. It would also solve unemployment problems, because since there would be more companies...there would be more career opportunities. Since Laissez Faire Capitalism encourages innovation, any old Joe out on the street with a wonderful idea can put that idea in action to make a living, and possibly change the world. In a crony capitalist society, even if you can motivate yourself to share your idea with the world and make something of yourself...it is highly likely that a large corporation would just buy you out, or get their government buddies to regulate you out of business.
Lastly, let's move on to the obvious part that the Libertarian Party has practically NO money. The Libertarian Party receives it's money almost entirely in individual donations from members. Libertarians often lose elections because they are the only political party that isn't bought out by corporations. Libertarians are also shunned by the media, which are owned by these major corporations. If Libertarians back big business, why doesn't big business back Libertarians? That would be because corporations don't want Libertarians to win elections, because they fear their corporate welfare and closed market will disappear. A competitive market is big business's worst nightmare, and since Libertarians famously champion that economic structure...that makes Libertarians a big threat to big business.
