Thats the thing . Libertarians dont view government as a solution but rather as simply a tool that should operate in the background of your life . They dont believe government should be forcing social security on you but rather you should be free to keep your entire paycheck and save as you see fit . The problem with that is obvious though , no matter how well you save and invest there are things out of your control . Thats where libertarians fall off for me . If you support the free market like that you need to accept that it comes with highs and lows and the government SHOULD be using the taxes you pay to fund safety nets to help the citizenry when those lows inevitably happen . <| sep |> I saw the post . some of it ' s dated , flawed and missing crucial information . though I agree Texas would likely survive . assuming it figured out that it needed to raise sales and income tax .