I’m a heterodox libertarian in the sense that I like firestations.

And public police. Water pipes, roads… I love public sector infrastructure.

I kind of explain it away by saying I’m for Large Scale Libertarianism, Small Scale Socialism.

On the other hand, wouldn’t it be cool if there were a private highway that was equivalent to the autobahn? Pay your toll, drive as fast as you like. I don’t know if I’d ever drive on it (65-70mph is just fine for me), but it would be comforting to know it was out there should I want to.

The Green Party is certainly a nice alternative. They seem to have a lot of the same social goals as libertarians (specifically abolishment of consensual or victimless crimes). Their heart is definitely in the right place.

I just worry that government organizations are inherently problematic, prone to corruption and inefficiency. Private charities and not-for-profits seem to be better at getting things done. At a not-for-profit, you find passionate people willing to work for less-than-corporate wages to accomplish a task. They’re willing to reuse paperclips, for goodness sakes.

“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

yeah, yeah… but could you be more specific on HOW?