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===2.8 Marketplace Freedom=== | ===2.8 Marketplace Freedom=== | ||
Libertarians support free markets. We defend the right of individuals to form | Libertarians support free markets. We defend the right of individuals to form commercial enterprises based on voluntary association. We oppose all forms of government subsidies and bailouts to business, labor, or any other special interest. Government should not compete with private enterprise. We reject government charter of corporations. We call for a separation of business and state. | ||
===2.9 Licensing=== | ===2.9 Licensing=== | ||
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===2.13 Health Care=== | ===2.13 Health Care=== | ||
We favor a free market health care system. We recognize the freedom of individuals to determine the level of health insurance they want (if any), the level of health care they want, the care providers they want, the medicines and treatments they will use and all other aspects of their medical care, including end-of-life decisions. People should be free to purchase health insurance across state lines. | We favor a free market health care system. Medical facilities, medical providers, and medical products (including drugs) must be freely available in the marketplace without government restrictions or licenses. We recognize the freedom of individuals to determine the level of health insurance they want (if any), the level of health care they want, the care providers they want, the medicines and treatments they will use and all other aspects of their medical care, including end-of-life decisions. People should be free to purchase health insurance across state lines. We oppose governments either mandating, or restricting voluntary access to, medical treatments or procedures including vaccines. | ||
===2.14 Retirement and Income Security=== | ===2.14 Retirement and Income Security=== | ||
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==3.0 Securing Liberty== | ==3.0 Securing Liberty== | ||
In the United States, constitutional limits on government were intended to prevent the infringement of individual rights by those in power. The only proper purpose of government, should it exist, is the protection of individual rights. The principle of non-initiation of force should guide relationships between governments. | |||
===3.1 National Defense=== | ===3.1 National Defense=== | ||