One way that libertarian ideals can co-exist with leftist ones is to restrict the former to determining what we should be forced to / allowed to do, and the latter to guide what we choose to do. Don't force employers to profit share or donate to charity - but do both in your business, because you believe it to be right. Don't legislate a health care requirement - but provide coverage to your employees. Makes perfect sense to me.
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But you've just put forward a very good synopsis of what the libertarians who don't annoy me believe.
If your deductible is less than $1000 or so, and you don't pay out of pocket for routine visits to the doctor, you don't have insurance, you have a complicated billing management scheme.
I pay $42 a month for health insurance that has a $1000 deductible, covers only hospital related costs, and has a $3500/year max out of pocket cap. Most people pay more for cable TV than that.
Your grandfather might disagree with you.
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- Micha
But also, I was not speaking of what I thought was right. I never said that I thought one ought to donate business proceeds to charity, or to profit share. I merely said that such a belief is not incompatible with libertarianism, as long as one does not force others to do the same.
I could only imagine what your family reunions must be like. :)
- Micha