Trump must be stopped. Everyone left of Marco Rubio should understand that. Perhaps the most frustrating thing is all the young people who supported Bernie that now plan to vote for Gary Johnson. They can’t possibly know what the Libertarian Party stands for. Paul Krugman described what they stand for in an op-ed today in the NY Times.
Regarding the Libertarian Party platform Krugman says
“…it calls for abolition of the income tax and the privatization of almost everything the government does, including education. “We would restore authority to parents to determine the education of their children, without interference from government.” And if parents don’t want their children educated, or want them indoctrinated in a cult, or put them to work in a sweatshop instead of learning to read? Not our problem. What really struck me, however, was what the platform says about the environment. It opposes any kind of regulation; instead, it argues that we can rely on the courts. Is a giant corporation poisoning the air you breathe or the water you drink? Just sue: “Where damages can be proven and quantified in a court of law, restitution to the injured parties must be required.” Ordinary citizens against teams of high-priced corporate lawyers — what could go wrong?”