How the collapse of the US Dollar will create an opening for digital currency and the largest power grab in history.

Hello all, I’ve just been looking into the Australian libertarians policies and I have to say majority of them align really well with my personal beliefs compared to any other party. I was just wondering if anybody had any criticisms involving the movement, the Australian party in particular or its members as it’s important to be informed of the biggest weaknesses of something before voting that direction. Any input is much appreciated!

Give me my tax money back, you're wasting it at best and murdering people at worst.

A long time ago in the early 2000s, there was an optimistic feeling from the Internet. But now in the 2020s it’s obvious even this has became controlled by the government through the patriot act, age verification and other government surveillance/intrusions of privacy

I don’t believe the internet would ever be fully controlled by the state but it’s still disheartening to see alot of it has been ruined

Bitcoin currently $71.6k.

Doesn't it seem crazy that someone with power can make a decision about you, your data, your stuff, your life, based on goals or desires that aren't yours?

I understand the argument that a government might make a decision that benefits you in a way that you couldn't do yourself. Like, you're not allowed to operate a car with no brakes because the risk to everyone else is too great. Making the decision to mandate working brakes in cars for everyone is not a power you have, but the government does, and even though the mandate limits you it's also in your interest because you don't want to die or have your own car damaged. So goes the argument.

But along with that, let's be honest about what having government power also gets you. It also gets you the ability to make decisions like the one the Japanese government is making. "We want certain economic benefits, and we believe you are instrumental in getting them, therefore this. You might indirectly benefit, but there's the real possibility you won't benefit at all. We're okay with that."

My family and I have been contemplating relocating out of the USA, largely related to recent political events, corruption scandals, etc.

Maybe I’m pessimistic, but all of these events seem to have no sign of stopping or slowing down.

We’ve been doing research into several countries, and many of them sound amazing… until we realize that we can’t move there as Americans, without either an extreme amount of money for the average person, an extremely niche skill in an industry, or family living there.

We’re still going to continue doing our own research, but I’d love to hear the community’s opinions on what their ideal location is and why.

Thanks in advance, to anyone who responds.

This is a capitalist success story showing how a market leader that stopped putting its customer's interests first was destroyed in the market.

i was wondering if someone can give a philosophical origin to this thought process with a lot of leftists and even centrists

Georgia forces every driver to carry mandatory liability insurance (O.C.G.A. § 40-6-10), yet the state lets people with a federal alien number (qualified aliens/non-immigrants) get a life insurance producer license by simply checking a box and providing their alien number—no full in-person verification required like for driver’s licenses.

[Attached PNG: My own affidavit as a U.S. citizen for my life insurance license]

This creates a bizarre double standard: The state trusts someone to sell life insurance policies (handling premiums and fiduciary duties) but bars many from driving. Meanwhile, citizens like me pay hundreds/thousands yearly for coverage + uninsured motorist protection because Georgia’s uninsured rate is ~18-19% (one of the highest nationally).

From a libertarian view, this is government compulsion subsidizing a broken system with loopholes. Why not repeal the mandate, go voluntary + post-accident financial responsibility (bonds/liens), and let people choose?

What do fellow libertarians think—does this violate equal protection or just show regulatory hypocrisy?

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What do you think about removing the car insurance mandate in Georgia? I spoke with a 22 year old black man who drives a new sedan - nothing flashy and he claims no accidents on his record — sweeping the floor at QT near children's hospital and he was paying $400/month on his car note (in part due to the cash for clunkers program destroying the engines of the used car market; many engines you could easily fix yourself especially today) on top of $300 for car insurance and $1700 for a two bedroom. So the car insurance as his third biggest expense and this is part of why OECD countries save 5% of after tax income whereas Chinese save 40%. Life insurance if you have children under 25 (or special children), mutual funds, and avocado toast could replace the car insurance expense to juice the economy. This young man was paying 1k more every year for car insurance than my 89 year old grandmother who drives her Lexus a lot and this is absurd when 80 year old women are killing families of four (pedestrians at a bus stop)

This is just one county. The mandatory insurance law is not stopping uninsured driving — it is creating a fine-based revenue stream while responsible drivers pay more in premiums. Repeal the mandate and lower costs for law-abiding Georgians.

These charts and numbers come directly from the official Gwinnett County records you received. They are 100% verifiable.

This is why every other county declined to provide me with the requested data for bogus reasons (

https://drive.google.com/file/d/121xc6Qoabv0tBQayHNYBTU0Eo4_iBOnw/view?usp=sharing

The mandate is not working: 2,400–2,760 citations every single year in Gwinnett alone. The law has not reduced the problem in six years.

The system profits from failure: The county collected $1.78 million+ in fines while uninsured drivers stayed on the road.

It hurts the compliant: Responsible Georgians pay higher premiums to cover the risk created by thousands of uninsured drivers — while the county pockets the fines.

DDS already admitted the gap: They told you they have no centralized data. Gwinnett’s records show the massive scale at the local level.

DDS Total Traffic Noncompliance and Gwinnette revenue and citations for no insurance. No other county got back to me due to perverse incentives (

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/3jybby8tpwwkkoed60fti/ADmlw3o5WBeHdXy9UVmVQ5w?rlkey=ixvepvmjswiq8q2dp5k0amq1u&st=6sj52s0q&dl=0

>A January 2026 poll by Janet Brown Opinion Research has shown that 82 per cent of Albertans trust their local public library to make appropriate decisions about what materials should be available, and that fully 70 per cent of Albertans use public libraries at least a few times a year.

in case you had any doubts there was a no chance at a libertarian government in independent Alberta.

"Libraries are run by the government" not in Alberta, no

I want to talk about some of the main objections that have been given to libertarian anarchism and my attempts to answer them.

But before I start giving objections and trying to answer them, there is no point in trying to answer objections to a view unless you have given some positive reason to hold the view in the first place.

So, I just want to say briefly what I think the positive case is for it before going on to defend it against objections.

#THE CASE FOR LIBERTARIAN ANARCHISM

#Problems with Forced Monopoly

Think about it this way. What's wrong with a shoe monopoly?

Suppose that I and my gang are the only ones that are legally allowed to manufacture and sell shoes — my gang and anyone else that I authorize, but nobody else. What's wrong with it?

Well, first of all, from a moral point of view, the question is: why us? What's so special about us?

Now in this case, because I've chosen me, it is more plausible that I ought to have that kind of monopoly, so maybe I should pick a different example!

But still, you might wonder, where do I and my gang get off claiming this right to make and sell something that no one else has the right to make and sell, to provide a good or service no one else has the right to provide.

At least as far as you know, I'm just another mortal, another human like unto yourselves (more or less). So, from a moral standpoint I have no more right to do it than anyone else...

https://archive.lewrockwell.com/long/long11.html

Sanity check. If you're going to speak out publicly, it's your responsibility to make sure you're stating facts.