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T.M. Scanlon
Libertarians embrace liberty as their fundamental starting point. From this, they advocate a program of limited government and lower taxes.
But it’s not clear how they get from their starting point to their policy conclusion.
J. Bradford DeLong
We shouldn’t look to libertarianism to provide the greatest good to the greatest number. (Oct. 20)
T.M. Scanlon replies
An argument based on efficiency is quite different from one based on liberty as a fundamental value. (Oct. 20)
Will Wilkinson
All things considered, we may well favor limits on the government’s power to tax and regulate the terms of economic life. (Oct. 20)
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