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Libertarians don't believe that the government should help provide for positive rights, like the right to universal health care. The reason they give for this is that
{ 1 } - the government's doing this wouldn't maximize the balance of pleasure over pain.
{ 2 } - they don't think that the government should give handouts to lazy, shiftless people who can't provide for themselves.
{ 3 } - they are rich and thus don't need help from the government.
{ 4 } - they like to see people suffer.
{ 5 } - government could provide for these rights only by violating our property rights -- by taking away from some in order to give to others.
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Libertarians don't believe that the government should help provide for positive rights, like the right to universal health care. The reason they give for this is that
{ 1 } - the government's doing this wouldn't maximize the balance of pleasure over pain.
{ 2 } - they don't think that the government should give handouts to lazy, shiftless people who can't provide for themselves.
{ 3 } - they are rich and thus don't need help from the government.
{ 4 } - they like to see people suffer.
{ 5 } - government could provide for these rights only by violating our property rights -- by taking away from some in order to give to others.
This is utilitarianism, not libertarianism.
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Libertarians don't believe that the government should help provide for positive rights, like the right to universal health care. The reason they give for this is that
{ 1 } - the government's doing this wouldn't maximize the balance of pleasure over pain.
{ 2 } - they don't think that the government should give handouts to lazy, shiftless people who can't provide for themselves.
{ 3 } - they are rich and thus don't need help from the government.
{ 4 } - they like to see people suffer.
{ 5 } - government could provide for these rights only by violating our property rights -- by taking away from some in order to give to others.
This isn't the reason they give.
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Libertarians don't believe that the government should help provide for positive rights, like the right to universal health care. The reason they give for this is that
{ 1 } - the government's doing this wouldn't maximize the balance of pleasure over pain.
{ 2 } - they don't think that the government should give handouts to lazy, shiftless people who can't provide for themselves.
{ 3 } - they are rich and thus don't need help from the government.
{ 4 } - they like to see people suffer.
{ 5 } - government could provide for these rights only by violating our property rights -- by taking away from some in order to give to others.
This isn't the reason they give.
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Libertarians don't believe that the government should help provide for positive rights, like the right to universal health care. The reason they give for this is that
{ 1 } - the government's doing this wouldn't maximize the balance of pleasure over pain.
{ 2 } - they don't think that the government should give handouts to lazy, shiftless people who can't provide for themselves.
{ 3 } - they are rich and thus don't need help from the government.
{ 4 } - they like to see people suffer.
{ 5 } - government could provide for these rights only by violating our property rights -- by taking away from some in order to give to others.
This isn't the reason they give. Libertarians might, in fact, hate to see people suffer and they might give much money to charity to help sick people. But they don't think that providing for health care is the proper function of government.
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Libertarians don't believe that the government should help provide for positive rights, like the right to universal health care. The reason they give for this is that
{ 1 } - the government's doing this wouldn't maximize the balance of pleasure over pain.
{ 2 } - they don't think that the government should give handouts to lazy, shiftless people who can't provide for themselves.
{ 3 } - they are rich and thus don't need help from the government.
{ 4 } - they like to see people suffer.
{ 5 } - government could provide for these rights only by violating our property rights -- by taking away from some in order to give to others.
Yes, libertarians are firm believers in property rights.
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