Exactly. America was never about taking from the productive to give to the unproductive so that everyone could be equally poor. It has always been about the freedom to make your own life and fulfill your own dreams by the sweat of your brow and determination. The 1920s was the last laissez-faire period in our history and that era lifted millions out of poverty. Whenever the mixed economy has allowed (albeit limited) freedom since, we've seen healthy growth in the economy and the poor moving into the middle class. Contrast that to the last eight years with Obama, the great sugar daddy in the White House. The poor have gotten poorer because we all have less freedom to use our abilities to make our lives better.

The Libertarian Platform is all about freedom and allowing people to exercise the right to live their own lives rather than ask permission from the government. Some people just can't handle that they would not be in control of their neighbors under that system.