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If you are a Libertarian and hold liberty as your core value, why do you not believe in universal healthcare? Nothing impacts liberty more than sickness and death. (lemmy.world)

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[-] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

Because no one should have the rights to someone else's labor. <

They should just lord over the true value whilst paying peanuts to the workers? Cause that's where we're at already.

[-] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

true value

Glad you brought that up. The US Dollar hasn't meant anything since coming off the gold standard, and we can't control it's value so long as the Federal Reserve controls interest rates, and the government has a monopoly over what currencies we can and can't use. (No this isn't advocation for company script, if you can't spend it anywhere else it's not currency)

With actual competition between companies, the laborer could actually compete for the best jobs and get the best compensation for their labor.

[-] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Capitalism will NEVER allow free competition, nor for the workers to be paid their true value.

[-] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

So long as government meddles in it, yes you are correct.

[-] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

🙄 regulations are the only thing that slow the unfettered greed built into the system.

Ya'll have some weird and completely incorrect fantasies.

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