Comment Re:The Libertarians need to get more serious (Score 1) 1062
The most frustrating and scary part of the Libertarian party and/or people claiming to belong to it is their uncompromising stance on the hallowed "Free Market".
No, what really would happen is that Microsoft would have been sued out of business long ago. You see, misrepresenting a product would make you liable for fraud. And you can sue the bastards that misrepresent their product. I know that various "libertarians" claim that Bill Gates "deserves" his wealth, but given the way he acquired it, he and MS would have been bankrupt by the late '80s.
In the real libertarian world (I know its theoretical), any force you use on another person is illegal. It doesn't matter whether that force is one on one, one on many, or many on one. It'll all end you in jail. That is the only use of government, to enforce the few laws that would be needed in this hypothetical world.
No, what really would happen is that Microsoft would have been sued out of business long ago. You see, misrepresenting a product would make you liable for fraud. And you can sue the bastards that misrepresent their product. I know that various "libertarians" claim that Bill Gates "deserves" his wealth, but given the way he acquired it, he and MS would have been bankrupt by the late '80s.
In the real libertarian world (I know its theoretical), any force you use on another person is illegal. It doesn't matter whether that force is one on one, one on many, or many on one. It'll all end you in jail. That is the only use of government, to enforce the few laws that would be needed in this hypothetical world.