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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: What is "capitalism"? (Explorations of "self-interest")
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 21:14:00 EDT
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>/* mike@peregrine.UUCP (Mike Wexler) /  6:37 pm  Jun 24, 1985 */

>Any Libertarian who would run for public office is not a Libertarian, but
>a hippocrite.  The mere fact that his/her salary is paid by non-voluntary
>taxes would be such a sell-out that he might as well not even bother 
>calling him/herself a Libertarian.

Given that a Libertarian has a chance of winning office over a
non-Liertarian, the salary amounts to an inconsequential amount compared
to the amount of money the taxpayers might save if the Liertarian is
elected.  Besides, the Libertarian could do the job for free and
subsist thru contributions.

						Mike Sykora