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As a libertarian leftie, I actually find myself agreeing with Michael Shermer on many points here. My libertarian philosophy is that the government has NO role in creating dictates for your own safety, only in regards to the safety of others. In other words, it only has the right to interfere when your behavior put others' rights (to life, liberty, property, pursuit of happiness, and so on) in jeopardy. This applies to same-sex marriage and intimacy, contraception (which I cannot believe is still a debate at this late date), interracial marriage, gambling, prostitution, and drug use, just to name a few. There can be no doubt that such things as seatbelt laws, helmet requirements, and even speed limits in certain situations would have to be immediately struck down if this principle was employed consistently. When the government has decided it wants to legislate to protect you from yourself, you know it has overstepped its authority.
P.S. As for abortion, the my answer is simple: an embryo/fetus that cannot experience pain (i.e. before 18 weeks gestation) is not a moral patient, and therefore is not a "person" under the law and has no rights. Also, none of the above applies to minors (i.e. children), as they do not possess their full rational faculties and cannot give consent.
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@jonathanalvarez3875 I never said the government should pay off all existing debt. Only that it should work towards implementing a plan that would subsidize college education under certain conditions, namely: 1) The student exhibits sound academic progress, 2) The majors in highest demand would be covered entirely (Nursing, Business, Computer Science, Law, etc.), and 3) each university's budget is reviewed prior to gaining approval for federal subsidies. Beyond just covering tuition at public colleges, this would guarantee a profit for private universities as well, as they will no longer have to worry about students defaulting on their loans. So in the end, most or even all private institutions may transition to the public sector. Of course, this would have to be funded through taxpayer costs, and I would suggest a securities tax, a 50% inheritance tax for those worth $5 million or more, and 60% income tax on those earning $50 million or more. I consider this plan to be far superior to a UBI option, which may be necessary in the future as automation develops but can be sidelined for a later time.
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@marconapolitano2821 Actually, according to a report by the World Health Organization in 2016, only Sweden has a slightly higher suicide rate than the U.S. (13.8/100,000 as compared to 13.7), while the other Nordic countries--Iceland, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Denmark--are much lower at 13.3, 11.7, 10.1, 9.6, and 9.2, respectively. You're entitled to your own opinion, but you're not entitled to your own facts.
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