• the problem with classical libertarianism: unequal distribution of abundance

    by  • April 27, 2008 • The Global Picture • 1 Comment

    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.

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

    1. Arto Bendiken
      April 27, 2008 at 10:08 pm

      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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