Reply #128: Russia in 1917... [View All]

[Tommythegun]

Was a Czarist state, an old-style monarchy/oligarchy. Hardly a free state in any particular. The majority of the Russian people were serfs, essentially property. I don't know of any libertarians who would advocate slavery.

As for anti-trust and worker's rights, again, I fail to see where the government must, I stress MUST, step in in every case. Anti-trust is based upon the theory that size=power with regards to business but is that always the case? Is business about size or profitability? I remember that AT&T broke ITSELF up years after the government did, into Lucent, etc. Microsoft, Apple and so forth broke into ground held by IBM, Xerox, etc. years ago. And, besides, how often and aggressively are anti-trust laws used anymore (music labels/movie studios, anyone?)

Workers rights, again, what's the absolute need of govt. intervention? Couldn't unions/workers advocate, negotiate, strike or sue accordingly? Suppose I would like to work more hours at work (I live in Los Angeles and work on an hourly wage). I'm limited in how many hours I can work on the day/week because my employer doesn't want to pay overtime and I have to take a 1/2 hour or hour lunch depending on how many hours I work. I didn't ask nor do I care for the state government requiring me not to work.