Viper1 said:
Actually, Libertarians expect those in unfortunate situations to be helped by individuals through volunteerism and private sector involement. Rather than being forced to support others, they want the choice to be theirs. It doesn't make them greedy or want to punish those of unfortunate circumstances. You need to understand that it's not that they don't want those that need help to be able to get help, they simply believe that help should come from a different source. They also believe that their policies would reduce the number of people in those unfortunate situations to begin with. |
this.
which is why conservatives (libertarians aswell) give so much more charity than liberals do. Conservatives believe its the individuals responsibility to help others, liberals believe its governments job to take care of others