Don’t let them bother you.
You’re absolutely right. How people will react to budget cuts is a real problem that libertarians have to face. It’s easy for guys on internet forums to say, get over it, but when you have to feed children, it’s a different story.
As of yet, I’m not familiar with any libertarian strategy to deal with the human capital problem for cutting budgets.
"They’re all gonna be rich now, since welfare programs are what make people poor.
And in case that doesn’t work out and they start starving, the government should just repeal the minimum wage laws and that pesky “involuntary servitude” clause and let them sign slave contracts.
Certainly if we starve them enough these people will ‘voluntarily’ find work in some kind of a salt mine or plantation…"
Thank you for a magnificent display of hitherto unrealized economic knowledge.
I think the moral of the story is don’t make promises you can’t keep… Something that the great majority of individuals seem to be perfectly able to do much of the time but which totally exceeds the capabilities of today’s states.
Good one.
What has “Free to Choose” Arnie been doing all these years as guv? Killing off the tree?
get rid of minimum wage
I didn’t see any mention of rioting.
I don’t know how sorry I can feel for poor people. Myself, I live with 3 others, cook all my own food, and wear secondhand clothes. I think my life is great. What little money I have allows me to fully satisfy my physical needs. I don’t have a car, I take the bus or walk places.
My life would be a lot more difficult if I had a child, but if I buckled down i’m sure I could afford a daycare. The only potential mammoth cost would be medical bills for vaccinations etc, but even then… It would be tough but doable.
I see poor people at the poor people wal-mart, and they waste soo much money on food. We’ve all seen people with microwavable dinners, candy-koolaid, and potatoe chips. These are some of the most expensive calories at the store. Compare this to milk, eggs, and canned beans, and you can cut your food bill in half by eating healthy.
They are also typically wearing some brand name clothes. cough. Mens clothing shouldn’t run more than $20 pants/shirt, or $5 used.
So, I’d feel sorry for them if it really were difficult to buy enough food for your family etc. Its just we expect a certian standard of living that is very clean and cushy, when in fact you can get by pretty easily on a cheaper, yet physically adequate combination of food/clothes/housing.
Don’t get me wrong, I feel the deepest sympathy and sorrow for those who literally cannot afford food or water. My point is simply that I do not feel sorry for poor Americans, because they are far above this level. Maybe someone will correct me.
Yeah, that’s on me. Sorry. <_< Knowing L.A. I think my title is just the prediction of the future. 
Snowflake:
Take if for what it is worth
Well… I guess that is SOMETHING, pretty positive it isn’t the right something, but it is something. Which is all I asked for.
At least it’s not Rothbard…
“At least it’s not Rothbard…”
… This post… It is an enigma to me…
Hayekianxyz: “At least it’s not Rothbard…”
What do you mean?
Same thing most of his posts mean. How can I trawl for its own sake?
I was referring to the habit of a certain member of these forums of incessantly posting all “relevant” Rothbard pieces.
“I was referring to the habit of a certain member of these forums of incessantly posting all “relevant” Rothbard pieces.”
Oh ok… Carry on.