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RE: The Constitution of the Libertarian Social Democratic Republic

in #politics7 years ago (edited)

I know where you're coming from. I've just moved passed that point. I disagree with it.

If this is socialism, the founding fathers were socialist. Thomas Paine advocated the land value tax and social dividend. (Cf. Thomas Paine, "Agrarian Justice") Thomas Jefferson advocated progressive taxation in order to ensure widespread distribution of wealth. Benjamin Franklin advocated profit sharing for similar reasons. And most of the founding fathers were not opposed to a central bank. That's why Alexander Hamilton got his way on finance back then. The founding fathers would find conservatism and modern "libertarianism" appalling.

As for liberty, there's two kinds, freedom FROM and freedom TO. It does you no good to be free from external coercion if circumstances beyond your control prevent you from being able to exercise your freedom. Look up "dialectical libertarianism."

Also, see my post here, which shows that my ideas are rooted in the founding fathers:
https://steemit.com/politics/@ekklesiagora/third-ways-distributism-georgism-and-social-democracy

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