Sam has an awesome point in this statement but forgot one factor...

Our economy is driven by health care, defense spending AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. These are not the sectors you want as the cores of your economy if you expect to have any type of truly free and efficient markets.

Yeah forgot that one. Just highlights how precarious our situation is. The core of our economy is based on charging people for health services, building weapons and gambling on the trading of debt.

Autonomous individuals, not atomic

Atomic works as well.

"Of or forming a single irreducible unit or component in a larger system

* - a society made up of atomic individuals pursuing private interests"

Boogy; once again; you are free to believe whatever philosophy you want; no matter how incorrect or crazy anyone believes it is.

Just leave everyone else out of it.

Ask yourself this question. How come I don't require seizure of your property to accomplish my goals; but your depend on the seizure of my property for yours?

Is this what you call justice? You say my world is dog eat dog; but who am I eating? It seems like your appetite for others property is real; while mine is non-existent.

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"Ask yourself this question. How come I don't require seizure of your property to accomplish my goals; but your depend on the seizure of my property for yours?"

This is such a manipulative and ridiculous oversimplification.

You drive on roads, right? You eat food regulated by the FDA, right? Taxes pay for shit.

If you want to say "I dont think we should provide health care" then fine. Just like you're saying to Boogy, it's your prerogative. But there's no need for spouting this victimization rhetoric.

Deadcode, your holy and inviolable principle of almighty private property is itself a moral value. Your prioritization of your personal interests above public goods like health care and education is a specific moral judgment. Libertarianism is moral system and is not immune from your own argument.

Eventually a society needs to set and prioritize its values and organize itself accordingly. This is never a morally neutral process.

jcp: "You drive on roads, right? You eat food regulated by the FDA, right? Taxes pay for shit."

This is a ridiculous and flawed argument. So basically you are saying I'm a hypocrite unless I never leave my house and stave myself to death... Complete trash. Ok well if you are liberal; then you are a hypocrite for not refunding the Bush tax cuts. How about them apples.

You call my arguments oversimplifications but you respond with ridiculous statements like that I can't drive on roads or eat food. How am I supposed to survive to fight for my arguments? Funny how that works; you are born into a broken society; and then called a hypocrite for daring to survive long enough to voice opposition.