All the self-identified "Libertarians" that I've talked to think it's perfectly okay for one person to have unchecked power over his/her neighbors, so long as that power is purely economic.
Essentially, economics are their blind-spot.
There's nothing blind about, but economic freedom is the key distinction between a liberal and a libertarian.
Economic freedom is a fallacy. Macro-economies cannot exist without the state. Money is a creation of the state. Vast economic accumulation is power enabled by the state. It is no less prone to abuse than any other.
I can't make heads or tails of this. It's a collection of unrelated statements, some true, some not true, and some incoherent. The freedom to trade with others is not a "fallacy".
This notion that economic activities are separate from state power is the fallacy. Sorry if I wasn't clear there.
I don't claim economic activities are separate from state power. I claim they should be. The state should have no power to interfere with mutually voluntary economic transactions.
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