"Film = Jobs" = Classic Libertarian philosphy

My only problem with libertarians, is they traditionally back the GOP candidates in big elections. So they are essentially part of the 2 party mess. I wish we had real libertarian and independent candidates. I may actually vote then.

 

I agree BE, Rand Paul is a fake toolbag

 

The Daily Show » Rand Theft Caught'O
http://m.comedycentral.com/videos/video.rbml?id=s1ojpm&cid=sresult#more_video

 

Wow Doug, nice link.

 

Rand Paul is a Tea Party Republlican, not a Libertarian. Don't make the mistake of thinking they are the same, because they are definitely not.

 

All 50 states should stop film industry incentives. It's just typical publicize the costs and privatize the profit bull****, just what you'd expect in this corporatocracy that we live in.

And if every state eliminated the tax breaks, they'd still make their films and TV shows somewhere and there'd still be jobs created.

 

yes, and that place is called Canada!

 

I come to this site to find flat conditions persisting and Politics/Religious threads...awesome. Im going to clean my gun now.

 

Yet its members vote Republican over and over.

 

While I agree with you that corporate tax rates are too high, I don't agree with your logic here. Giving a tax break to the film industry doesn't really create jobs so much as attract them to a particular state. They're going to film the movie somewhere so really you're just stealing the jobs away from wherever else they may have gone. A lot of folks also question how much money the filming of a movie really brings to a local economy. Without going into too much detail, it seems like a stupid policy. IMO, libertarian philosophy sounds great until you get into the nitty gritty stuff like social welfare programs and foreign policy.

 

so, libertarian philosophy on foreign policy is basically, 'leave people alone',

currently our foreign policy is 'give us yo sheet (natural resources) fo free o cheap o we gonna buss a cap up in thar!'

whats wrong with leaving people alone pinkstink

 

It's not even worth getting in an argument with a liberal over the social welfare system. Liberals are convinced that it helps people. They don't understand that it is actually designed to control the population. Expanding it's grasp gives government more power, thus there is no incentive to reduce it.

 

Offering tax incentives is not Libertarian principal. At its base, Libertarians oppose taxation in all forms. Specifically they call for an end subsidies such as "film credits". It is an aberration of the free market. Simply put "picking winners and losers."

Ballot access is a lame excuse. Where Libertarians have ballot access, they fail miserably. The VA Governers race had a Libertarian on the ballot. He received 7% of the vote (I think?). Libertarian election success' are few and far between. "Free markets, all the time is the answer." doesn't sell well to the masses that happen to like their public parks, beaches, roads, and mail service. Think Libertarians would support you keeping your beach access or local beach park? Think again.

I have been waiting for the Libertarian revolution for over 25 years now. If you have ever attended a Libertarian meeting, you will see why they have never soared as a party.

The bright spot is Gary Johnson. He managed to get 1% of the Presidential vote this last cycle. This percentage is usually in the .3 to .4%. So there's that.

 

You know what really controls the population? Keeping wages low, so low people can just barely pay their bills but keep you in debt. Not enough to lose your house, but just above that level. And don't pay them too much, lest they become powerful and demand what the executives get as perks. (Health insurance, golden parachutes, company car, etc.)

If they act up just give em the old song and dance about how increased wages will cost jobs.