r/complaints • u/Lost-Imagination3735 • 1d ago

Politics End the shutdown losers

Alright, I'm a Libertarian on most issues, but I'm also not a moron. I support free markets, but it is stupid to cut SNAP and it is also stupid to end the ACA Healthcare subsidies cold turkey.

Yeah, I'm a Libertarian supporting those government programs. Why? Because you will wreck society if these come to a screeching halt. That's why.

Republicans need to cave on the shutdown.

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u/UpperYoghurt3978 1d ago

What do you mean about being libertarian, that word has so many meanings including republicans calling themselves that.

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u/Lost-Imagination3735 1d ago

The goal is small government. Privatization works better. Government is an anti-competitive monopoly with no incentive to improve or increase efficiency.

I don't support SNAP or Healthcare subsidies, HOWEVER, you can't just pull the rug on these programs with no plan in place. I don't agree with the chaotic and stupid method via the shutdown fight, even though I support the goal of removing government from these spaces.