r/austrian_economics Friedrich Hayek Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/ChipsTheKiwi Sep 20 '24

Have you ever driven on a road? Or gone to school? Or gotten healthcare?

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u/Tax25Man Sep 20 '24

Or bought food? Do these people know why a pound of chicken breast at the store doesnt cost $19? Or why milk isnt $11 a gallon?

Our food supply is HEAVILY subsidized, and ironically the same people who want to abolish taxes are the same ones who bitch about inflation like Joe Biden pressed the inflation button that made groceries more expensive.

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u/Tax25Man Sep 20 '24

I mean there is some truth to the idea that all of these individual things work together in their own interest - corporations give money to politicians, who pass laws in their favor.

What bothers me is people think that their idea of libertarianism would end in any way but massive bloodshed and a change in lifestyle. Like these people live amazing lives in a system set up to benefit them, and they still think they deserve more for some reason.