Libertarianism 101: Who owns you?

Seattle Libertarian Examiner November 4, 4:43 PM

Libertarianism 101: Who owns you?
Rachel Hawkridge

Our families often make claims on our time and resources . . .

Our government makes claims on our time (we’re required to attend school; we work in order to pay taxes; we’re required to take certain vaccinations; jury duty is not optional, nor is the draft), our resources (taxes, property restrictions, traffic regulation), our intellect (once again, we work to pay taxes; we are also regulated in our professions, and certain activities prohibited, even though we may be capable of them).

We have allowed our neighbors, friends and enemies to control us to the point that we are told that we can smoke this plant (because the government subsidizes it and taxes it), and not smoke that plant unless we go to visit the man who has the government issued license (medical license), who will write us the government approved permission slip (medical marijuana recommendation). While we’re there, we can get a permission slip (prescriptions) to take the same drugs that we can buy without restrictions for our pets. If we are chronic pain sufferers, we will never be able to get enough permission slips to take care of the pain.

Other people control who we can marry, and when. Even when marrying an approved partner, at an approved age, if we want our spouse to have access to all rights as our spouse, we still must receive a governmental permission slip to marry (marriage license). Others, our gay and lesbian friends and family, can get a permission slip to marry in some states, but not in others.

Once we are married, we can reproduce without government involvement, but as soon as the child appears, it must have a government permission slip (Social Security card).

If we do not care for the child in the manner that society has deemed appropriate, or if someone even alleges that we aren’t, the child can be yanked from our care, without any proof, any notice, or even any regard for the law.

Every day we submit to someone else’s demands to do things that may not make sense.

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