Freedom to Fail

I've been having some thoughts about the New Yorker article on the Koch brothers... there as an interview on NPR with the author. The thing I really don't get about the Libertarian movement, Ron Paul included, is that without some kind of social safety net people don't have the Freedom to Fail.

By freedom to fail I mean, if I start a business doing something I love, and that something isn't very profitable or I'm just not that good at it, it shouldn't kill me or my family. I think things like unemployment, bankruptcy, food stamps, etc are a way for us as a society to give ourselves and others the freedom to fail.

Now there should probably be a limit on how many times your allowed to fail in a given period... twice every five years or something, but those are just details.

Anyway, that's my thoughts on Libertarians and wanting to do away with most/all government programs.

Party on!