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What country in the world has libertarian small govt total free market worked in? - bush l - 11-16-2012 05:19 PM
I mean with extremely small government that you could drown in a bath tub, no corporate regulations, very very low taxes, unions are banned, no public universal health care available, no social security, no medicaid or medicare type programs for the poor or elderly etc..
Can someone tell me which country where such a libertarian, republican dream has been achieved and is the beacon for others to follow?
what countries come closes to what you call being a libertarian society?
- Harley Drive - 11-16-2012 05:27 PM
no country has ever been that and currently there is no country in the world with a true democracy where the wishes of the majority are paramount, every system has been hijacked by political parties whose main aim is power despite their proven incompetence, and who ignore the electorate for the entire time they are in power
- MontanaMan - 11-16-2012 05:27 PM
No such thing as a 'total free market". Not even here in the US do we have a total free market.
As far as a country with all the attributes you listed, low taxes, no unions, no healthcare, etc, there are hundreds of them. Start your research on the continent of Africa.
- Arrogantcannon047 - 11-16-2012 05:27 PM
Somalia
- Dilligas - 11-16-2012 05:27 PM
Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Iran, Red China. Don't believe me, just ask them. Each will tell you they are a very liberal country.
- gameface - 11-16-2012 05:27 PM
Saying that there would be completely free markets and that unions would be banned is a contradiction.
The closest thing to what you're describing was the U.S. up until Teddy Roosevelt was elected president. Quite an impressive track record, yet still not completely free.
Maybe we can transform the U.S. into a true capitalist nation with firm individual rights and a government who's only function is to protect those rights.