LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

The election is just a few days away, and of course, my primary emphasis here should be a good rousing GOTV effort. Before I get to that however I want to explore a few other ideas. First is that this campaign between the two big guys (parties more than people) really has disgusted me. Perhaps because I come to the LP from the Right, I see the Democrats as the worst offenders. In particular, the way they have worked to convince everyone, especially minorities, that the Republicans would be standing at the polls with dogs to keep them from voting if the Democrats didn't

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

The election is just a few days away, and of course, my primary emphasis here should be a good rousing GOTV effort. Before I get to that however I want to explore a few other ideas. First is that this campaign between the two big guys (parties more than people) really has disgusted me. Perhaps because I come to the LP from the Right, I see the Democrats as the worst offenders. In particular, the way they have worked to convince everyone, especially minorities, that the Republicans would be standing at the polls with dogs to keep them from voting if the Democrats didn't

Welcome to the September edition of First State Libertarian Online. I hope you find this newsletter useful, and urge you to forward it to anyone you think might be a "closet libertarian." The more people who know what we are about, the better chance we have to be effective. If you received this from a friend, please subscribe! To subscribe or un-subscribe, simply send a message to fslol@cssi.org.

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LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT ANNOUNCEMENTS LP DE IN THE NEWS HELP WANTED CANDIDATE TIPS RESOURCES CALENDAR QUIP OF THE MONTH

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

Welcome to the August edition of First State Libertarian Online. I hope you find this newsletter useful, and urge you to forward it to anyone you think might be a 'closet libertarian.' The more people who know what we are about, the better chance we have to be effective. If you received this from a friend, please subscribe! To subscribe or un-subscribe, simply send a message to fslol@cssi.org.

And speaking of this, I apologize for broadcasting an "un-subscribe" message to the entire list! I am still learning.

In this issue:

ERRATA LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT ANNOUNCEMENTS

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

The legislature's mad rush to the end of the session provides so much material to comment on that I don't know where to start! (And that ignores the wealth of comedy from the states around us.) So, instead I'll just discuss politics this month.

Last month, I commented that many of us feel that this could be the year (for a third party upset.) Never the less, I was very surprised to hear on a recent talk show that Delaware is among a handful of usually Democratic states that are actually in play this election! What this means is even if Michael Badnarik doesn't win Delaware's four electoral

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

I am just back from the Libertarian Party National Convention in Atlanta. The next issue of the First State Libertarian will have complete convention coverage, but I still want to digress from my usual content here to make a few comments. The national convention is a wonderful chance for any of us to recharge our Libertarian batteries. Lots of great speakers, and, perhaps even more important, more Libertarians than you will see together any other time in your life.

This was our presidential nominating convention, and unlike the three day infomercials that the Republicrats will put on later this year, we had the

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

The new Medicare discount drug cards went on sale this week, which brought the entire embarrassing debate of earlier this year back to mind. Many people in this country think we should have a government run health care system that covers everybody. But, of course, we already have government plans that cover an enormous number of people. Medicare had just over 40 million subscribers in 2002, and Medicaid (a mixed Federal/State program) added another 40 million. Toss in children's' programs (CHIPS) and the VA system, and you start to wonder that there is a private system at all. I

CONVENTION REPORT

I can't speak for anyone else, but I was very pleased with our convention on March 6th. We had approximately forty attendees, which just nicely filled the room. The room itself seemed to me pretty much perfect for us, (I'll ignore some problems with the thermostat here), the hotel staff was very good and unobtrusive, and all the comments I had on the food were positive.

More substantively, we had a really interesting cast of speakers. After the business session, Daryl Cobranchi, VP of the Delaware Home Education Association, started us off by discussing the problems faced by the home

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

I have spent too much time in this column on Delaware's sewers, but I just got my sewer bill, so... I don't know how many of you are like me, but anytime I sort through the mail and see a return address from the NCC Office of Finance, or the DE Division or Revenue, or the good old IRS, my stomach turns over. Why do we feel this way about our governments? Well, because of the possible threat of what is inside. We all know that the laws are so complicated that we cannot know we are not breaking one. The sense is 'oh no, what did I do wrong'. Well this is just a bill, but it is still

CORRECTION

When I said last month that "These transactions begged for bartering, but that is, in fact, very illegal," I was not referring to the barter arrangement itself. Bartering is a perfectly legal process, however it is still a taxable transaction. Unreported bartering to avoid taxes is illegal.

LIBERTARIAN VIEWPOINT

After writing last month's viewpoint on the insidiousness of the tax system, I came across the following on the Maricopa County, Arizona, LP web site:

"How would you like to purchase a new $23,000 Ford Taurus for only $12,650?