If You Want Government to Screw Things Up, Vote Republican

by Harold Meyerson

October 13th, 2006

It seems to me that how libertarians vote will be dictated by which of two maxims guides their deliberations. If they believe that the government that governs best governs least, then both parties will, of course, disappoint them, but they could go either way if they decide to vote for the lesser evil as they see it. If they believe that the government that governs worst most discredits government — that is, if all they seek from government is confirmation of their belief that governments screw things up, and hence almost everything is better performed by the private sector — then they should vote for the Republicans.

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One Response to “If You Want Government to Screw Things Up, Vote Republican”

  1. Freedom Democrats says:
    October 13th, 2006 at 7:34 pm

    Markos vs. Gillespie

    It’s getting to be a battle to the death between Markos and Gillespie over at Cato Unbound. Bruce Reed is MIA and Harold Meyerson has only made one additional contribution, if you could call it that. For now, it’s between Markos and Gillespie.
    Whil…

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