The Public Policy
Libertarian Populism
A free-market message in the bailout vote.
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. “Without a single hearing and without considering other solutions, Congress is preparing to put the typical American family on the hook for more than $8,000. Legislators in both parties need to stand up for the American people and say no.”
It's unlikely that any of the 228 votes against the bill were swayed by the (capital-L) Libertarian candidate. Yet in the populist uprising against the bailout, the (small-l) libertarian message was clearly heard.
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Robert Stacy McCain is co-author (with Lynn Vincent) of Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party (Nelson Current). He blogs at The Other McCain.
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