Current Events > Why my libertarian neighbors aren't speaking to me anymore

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I recently asked my neighbors teen boy what he wanted to be when he grows up. He said he wanted to be President some day. Both of his parents, libertarian were standing there.

So I asked him, "If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?"
He replied, Id give food and houses to all the homeless people.
His parents beamed with pride.

Wow what a worthy goal. I told him, But you don't have to wait until you are President to do that! You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house.

He thought that over for a few seconds, then he looked me straight in the eye and asked, "Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50? "
I responded, welcome to government intervention.

His parents still aren't speaking to me.
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Your parents living on the floors above you aren't your neighbours.
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That kids name? Albert Einstein
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