Libertarianism

I have to admit that Libertarianism held an allure for me when I was younger.  I was hooked on the concept that nothing in government happens as efficiently as it does in the private sector, which I still suppose is true.

Over time, however, I started to notice the rise in homelessness, the decay of the middle class, the two-tiered justice system, corruption in Congress, the expansion of degraded forms of entertainment-purely because they’re profitable, war as big business, and, later, environmental decay.

Consider the last of these for a minute.  We have pollution, climate change, toxic waste, ocean acidification, and loss of biodiversity that is choking us to death, even with environmental regulation.  Can you imagine what our skies and waterways would look like without those restrictions?

Putting it concisely, libertarianism and sustainability are mutually exclusive.