As a #geolibertarian, I will be the first to tell you that #TaxationIsTheft, and that I think many of those taxes should not have been imposed and ought to be repealed.
I lived in Philadelphia from 1991-1997, and my consulting business was based in Philadelphia up until 2012. I'm familiar with Philadelphia politics and economics. I also lived in Pittsburgh during my university years.
High taxes aren't making Philadelphia unaffordable, in comparison to other major US cities.
As a #geolibertarian, I generally support people's #rights to settle where they like and build what they like, so long as they are properly compensating the community for the #consequences of their actions; however, there is a natural limit to #freedom.
That limit obviously exists where individual choices, either alone or in the aggregate, pose #existential risks to the community.
#Libertarianism is not a synonym for #Anarchism, nor is libertarianism necessarily a belief in #Minarchism.
How do Dems win over people like me, a definitively #leftist #geolibertarian?
1. Drop #GunControl.
2. Pass the #EqualityAct and #EqualRightsAmendment.
3. #OpenBorders.
4. Yes to #LandValueTax, No to #IncomeTax.
5. Universal #BasicIncome, #healthcare, #housing, and #education.
6. Dismantle the #military #DHS security #police #prison-industrial complex. Abolish the #DeathPenalty.
7. No support for #fascism, #apartheid, or #genocide. EVER.
8. #Degrowth, #powerdown, and #urbanism for #ClimateChange
My politics are #geolibertarian--far left--and as much as the Fascist Republican Party would like you to believe #Harris is a radical leftist, she isn't and never has been.
She is a status quo neoliberal conservative, barely distinguishable from an Eisenhower Republican, but for the progress of time.
Worse, she is a police state authoritarian just like Joe Biden before her. She is trying on a "good cop/bad cop" routine, with Trump cast as the bad cop, but there are no good cops. #ACAB
LRT: ' "free speech defender" to "champion of disinformation" '
These two things are the same. Not a transformation, an unmasking, a reveal.
As a #geolibertarian, I have seen this over and over among people who identify as #libertarian. They were never libertarian; they were always #authoritarian. The only difference is a matter of scale.
A true libertarian believes in Equality, Liberty, and Justice for *all*. An authoritarian believes some animals are more equal than others.
We recently spoke with geo-mutualist @jockox3 about Henry George, #LVT, #anarchism, & more! ๐ฐ๐ด
๐ https://youtu.be/v-AQ5btdFIg
@LucyStag #georgism #mutualism #geolibertarian #libertarianleft