From: Rex.Beard@f32.n373.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Rex Beard)
Newsgroups: hsv.general
Subject: Re: Comparison of Liberal, Conservative and Libertarian Views
Date: Fri,  2 Oct 92 19:19:55 CDT
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 RE> From: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
 RE> lhughes@b11.b11.ingr.com (Lawrence Hughes) writes:
>>       Comparison of Liberal, Conservative and Libertarian
>>
>>       From: Libertarianism in One Lesson, David Bergland
     
 RE> Well, reading this very lengthy post on the Libertarian party 
 RE> and its platform has proven MOST useful.  For sometime now, I 
     
 RE> Wayne and Garth summed it up best..... NOT!!
     
 RE> I can scarcely believe there are some that subscribe to this 
 RE> way of thinking.  Oh well.  At least they don't even show up in 

Beleive it. read the Declaration of Independence, The US Constitution,
The Bill of Rights, THe Federalist Papers, Adam Smiths "THe Invisible
hand" All great libertarian thinkers.

 RE> the polls. Pretty scary stuff...I guess the FAA is out the 

There was a poll done before the primaris in New Hampshire. George
Bush was first. Paul Tsongas was third. Andre Marrou was SECOND.

THey already hold over a hundred offices in the country. New Hamphire
will most likely be sending 7 more into their state house (they already
have 3).

 RE> window too.  I mean, who really needs a controlled air-traffic 

Funny you should mention that. Why *do* we need the FAA? What do they
do? Dose the Fed *really* need to own all the airports? Why should they?
It is just land and cement. There *are* private airports around.

So do they need to be airtrafic controllers? Why? Can't the airlines do it?
Trust me. THey don't want a hundred million dollar plane to crash. Not to
mention that dead passengers don't make for repeat business. :-)

 RE> system, and who needs those pesky security checkpoints.  Would 

Huh? Why does everyone think that the *government* is the only organization
that can do a good job? DO you think that private airlines would check
baggage? OF COURSE! They don't like bombs *either*!

In fact it is the *government* who is creating greater risk. And airlines
that are concerned with safety. You've hear the talk about the drug war 
and forfeiture laws? Well The Feds have a program where they give informants
a percentage of the "take" or seizure. They tell ticket agents to give them
tips on suspects. They tell X-Ray opperators the same thing. So operators have
mad tens of thousands of dollars a year doing this. They look for large
amounts for cash in the luggage.

They don't care about large amounts of drugs. 10% of a bag of cocain
is worthless to them. They look for packets of bills. Wel some airlines
don't like this. They think that if the X-Ray opperator is buzy looking for
money, he won't look for guns and bombs. So some airlines have *refused* to let
their employees participate. Of course they get hassled by the government
for being concerned about passenger safety instead of siezing money to
fund a new building for the government.

-rex-

I'm from the government and I'm here to help you.

Sorry, I'm voting for freedom this year.


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