Greetings, newcomer to the forum. I have oft debated with self declared libertarians about political and economic ideals, and I will say up front that while I regard some aspects of libertarian thought as admirable, I also find the concept to be a bit too idealistic to be applicable in the modern US economy and political spectrum. And to that end, I bring forth the example of Mystic Pizza in Connecticut. The owner of the establishment was sentenced just a few days ago to serve a year in federal prison for tax evasion. This comes almost a full year after he plead guilty to wage theft. The aspect of this particular case that I find striking is that despite this man openly admitting to being a thief and violating the contract of his employees-supposedly the highest possible offense in libertarian economics-he suffered comparatively little repercussion for it. No one boycotted his establishment, people apparently continued to apply for jobs there. It seems symbolic of an economy in which people just plain don't care. "So what if that waiter or waitress got ripped off, if they don't like it they should just go get another job!" Shouldn't the community in which this establishment is located have been so outraged by his thievery that no one would dare go into it again? There have even been people lining up to defend him now that he has been sentenced for tax evasion since, after all, taxes are always so popular. So what is the libertarian explanation for this?
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