the problem with classical libertarianism: unequal distribution of abundance

This phrase, “unequal distribution of abundance” I use to refer to the phenomenon of people starving to death or dying of easily curable diseases in affluent societies.

I consider it a profound “bug” - apriori evidence that somebody’s natural rights to life, liberty and property have been violated.

Apr 27 2008 04:02 pm | The Global Picture |

One Response to “the problem with classical libertarianism: unequal distribution of abundance”

  1. on 27 Apr 2008 at 10:08 pm   Arto Bendiken

    Ah, I was beginning to suspect you were a utilitarian at heart ;-)

    David Friedman deals at length with the intersection of utilitarianism and libertarianism in his classic work The Machinery of Freedom.

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