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Category Archives: Questions
A Tale of Two Homeless Men
I posit a hypothesis regarding two homeless men and how they would be commonly viewed by the typical man on the street, as expressed by current government policy. These two men are the same in all observed respects except as … Continue reading
Question #6: Why is altruism bad?
Related to the post Thank LBJ and Altruism for Our Federal Deficit and Debt, the following question came via Reddit from a father raising his child to be an altruist: “Why is altruism bad?” Sacrifice, and in particular self-sacrifice. I … Continue reading
Posted in Questions
Tagged altruism, Ayn Rand, How I Met Your Mother, orgy of sacrifice, satire, selfishness, slap bet
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Question #3: Why Write about Libertarians and Gary Johnson?
So far, more than 40% of the posts to Selfish Citizenship have been tied to either Libertarians or Gary Johnson, so the following question is relevant: Why are you writing so much about Libertarians and Gary Johnson? There are two … Continue reading
Question #2: Flame wars, why has our political debate become so nasty?
The following question has been popping up a lot recently, and it relates to the prior post on Angry Libertarians: Why has our political discourse become so uncivil? The idea that we should do something has been popularly replaced with … Continue reading
Posted in Political Discussions, Questions, Quotes
Tagged America polarized, Ayn Rand, civil, civil society, coercion, free association, Individual Rights, initiation of force, majoritarianism, political correctness, political debate, political discourse, political discussion, privacy, problems in our government, proper government, retaliatory force, rhetoric, tyranny, uncivil, voluntary
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Question #1: Why haven’t Libertarians been electorally successful in face of growth in government?
The following question was in response to the Selfish Citizenship post Open Letter to Gary Johnson: Going back to the Reagan Administration through today, why is it that the Republicans and Democrats have been able to grow government without an … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Questions
Tagged Alan Greenspan, bonds, budget, Bull Moose Party, capital gains tax, cargo cult, Cold War, debt, defense spending cuts, deficit reduction, deficits, Democratic Party, Dick Cheney, Dick Gephardt, divided government, election, Gary Johnson, George H. W. Bush, Graham-Rudman-Hollings, Greenspan Commission, Kemp-Roth, Leon Penetta, Libertarian, Libertarian Pary, Occupy Wall Street, payroll taxes, Prop 12, read my lips no new taxes, Reagan tax cuts, Republican Party, revenue, Ronald Reagan, Ross Perot, Secretary of Defense, Social Security, Social Security Trust Fund, spending, spending cuts, surplus, taxes, Tea Party, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. Treasuries
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