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Regulations are great for libertarians, but only if it makes them richer! If it makes anyone who's not in the rich people's club richer, than it's 'redistribut

• sjcsjc 12y ago
  I don't doubt that your point applies to some people who call themselves libertarians. But not everyone's views of right and wrong are based on what benefits them. As a small example, in the UK it's now illegal to smoke in pubs. I benefit quite a lot from that regulation. But I view the law as morally wrong. The non-aggression axiom [1] is a philosophical principle. I suggest that people who choose to apply it only when it benefits themselves are not really libertarians. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aggression_principle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-aggression_principle
  • RemoteWorker 12y ago
    How is that law morally wrong? Couldn't they forcing you to breathe smoke be seen as an aggression? The same way they blasting you with very loud noise would be an aggression. Just because it's invisible or not solid it doesn't mean it's not violence. Let alone the danger of literally playing with fire in a closed space.
    • sjcsjc 12y ago
      You can choose not to frequent the bar in question. Another bar could (freely) choose not to permit smoking. I'd go there instead.
      • mkautzm 12y ago
        It's less about the customers and more about the folks that work there. "Getting a different job" is not always an option.
  • ForHackernews 12y ago
    > some people who call themselves libertarians No True Scotsman?