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Libertarians to Liberal-Progressives: "Mind Your Own Business!"

"If libertarianism means anything, it means abandonment now and always of government attempts to better the lives of citizens economically." --Anonymous From U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics:  92,986,000 16 yrs and older not in labor force The reason "The Forgotten Man" by libertarian writer Amity Shlaes is important reading for current Americans is that President Obama has spent several years pursuing in essence the same destructive policies Shlaes describes in her book, and the latest Democratic Party presidential aspirants want to double down with even more insane Utopian policies. The Obama Administration has been following the footsteps of the Roosevelt Administration from the 1930s: attempting to "cure" perceived economic problems by vast government expenditures to fund Utopian welfare programs. Just as in the 1930s, insane government spending (even ignoring idiotic modern levels of business regulation) continues to pour suga