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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.

This was written by Vinay Gupta. Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008, at 4:02 pm. Filed under The Global Picture. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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  1. Arto Bendiken wrote:

    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.

    Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:08 pm | Permalink

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