Today was the first full day of the annual Friedman Conference in Australia. I presented on tax competition as a means of controlling the “stationary bandit” of government.
Being at an event with several hundred libertarians reminds me that we are a strange group. In a good way, of course, but still easy to caricature.
So rather than write about a serious topic today, I’m going to augment my collection of libertarian humor.
They say we’re a bit dorky. There’s probably some truth to that. The good news is that we’re probably not going to cheat on our significant others since we’re too focused on changing minds.
But if Libertarian Doofus is any indication (see here, here, here, and here), we also don’t have much success with procreation. Here’s another example.
That being said, if we miraculously manage to procreate, we have some handy rules for raising kids.
(Though not all parents are sympathetic.)
Or maybe we opt for a same-sex partner.
That might create logistical challenges in terms of children, but it creates an opportunity to share this button.
The holy trinity of libertarianism: Sex, drugs, and guns. What every happy home needs!
I’ve saved the best for last.
In previous examples of libertarian humor, I’ve pointed out that you may not want libertarians at Thanksgiving dinner.
Well, it’s probably not a good idea to have them as night clerks at a hotel, either.
To be sure, this isn’t really a joke.
We are on a trajectory for economic misery. People do need wake-up calls if we’re going to avert Greek-style fiscal and economic chaos.
Though I realize that hotel guests probably don’t want that message right before bed.
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