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National Platform of the Libertarian Party
Adopted in Convention, May 2004, Atlanta Georgia
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II. Trade and the Economy

We believe that each person has the right to offer goods and services to others on the free market. Therefore we oppose all intervention by government into the area of economics. The only proper role of existing governments in the economic realm is to protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework in which voluntary trade is protected.

Efforts to forcibly redistribute wealth or forcibly manage trade are intolerable. Government manipulation of the economy creates an entrenched privileged class -- those with access to tax money -- and an exploited class -- those who are net taxpayers.

We believe that all individuals have the right to dispose of the fruits of their labor as they see fit and that government has no right to take such wealth. We oppose government-enforced charity such as welfare programs and subsidies, but we heartily applaud those individuals and private charitable organizations that help the needy and contribute to a wide array of worthwhile causes through voluntary activities.

  1. The Economy
  2. Taxation
  3. Inflation and Depression
  4. Finance and Capital Investment
  5. Government Debt
  6. Monopolies
  7. Subsidies
  8. Trade Barriers
  9. Public Utilities
  10. Unions and Collective Bargaining

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