Quote Originally Posted by killerweed420
Yes libertarians advocate doing away with all federal programs except as needed for national defense and foreign policy. But that doesn't mean the states can't take over the federal programs that they want. Its just that its unconstitutional for the feds to do it. So SSI could be handed over to the states to handle. It just makes all these programs a little easier to control on the state level.
I have nothing against universal healthcare but it should be up to the states to try different methods. Maybe they could find a system that actually works.
VERY GOOD point, :thumbsup:
the image reaper Reviewed by the image reaper on . The problem with libertarianism Many on this site identify as libertarians, and I am definitely opposed to the government sticking its beak in, and to big government in general. However, a few problems arise, for me. In the recent debate on here about health care, there was libertarian argument against universal health care, because we "need less government, not more." Agreed absolutely...but does that mean that all governmental functions are inherently wrong? Health care must be handled by somebody, and, as profoundly Rating: 5