Can New Hampshire Become a Libertarian Utopia?

A group called the Free State Project is trying to get 20,000 libertarians to move to New Hampshire to push for political and legal changes. Members say the state's "Live Free or Die" ethos makes it a prime location for the political experiment.

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[sladetuner]

Ron Paul, Justin Rainmondo, Walter E Williams, Walter Block, Bob Barr and Gary Johnson all have endorsed the Freestate Project respectively

[mrgeringer]

You know what, that's just really great. One can support their political views or not - thing is: they are doing what they love, and they are HURTING NOBODY while doing that. I think it's just great. People believing in something but not wanting to convience others violently of their view.

[derekdavis]

don't wear a seat belt, live off grid in a tiny house, collect your own food water, tote your pistol or rifle, smoke a doob, drink a beer if you want, no victim no crime, just do your own thing, don't worry about what everyone esle is doing or what's politicaly correct.

[tymology]

I hope they bear with it. I would like to get some dispatches from the town, though; gotta get all the grizzly details from the torchbearers of liberty instead of their polar opposite, politically-speaking.

[rhys]

'Live free or die' is the most beautiful sentence in English

[GeorgWilde]

People: Want to be left alone.
Tyrants: "We disagree."

[derekdavis]

now to get rid of hunting and fishing licences to.

[brookek]

The only deterrent for me is property taxes. They are absolutely astronomical. Sorry, but I won't pay $13, 000 a year in property taxes on a 500k home.

[SL]

NO. Because there is NO such thing as an "utopia".

BUT, will it become the libertarian homeland of the world?

ABSOLUTELY.

[johnc]

Personally, I'm a far-right Conservative Christian. However, politically, I'm a Minarchist Libertarian. I believe the government's only legitimate role is to protect the people and their rights and punish criminals who infringe on other people's rights. They do this through law enforcement, a judicial system, and a military. Everything else should be left to the people to decide for themselves. I do not believe government should be involved in education, health care, welfare, marriage, or any other illegitimate role it has undertaken. People should be free to do what they want so long as they don't infringe on that same right of others. Don't murder, rape, steal, commit fraud, etc. and the government has no business getting involved in your life. There is law enforcement and a judicial system to protect against these few crimes domestically. There is a military to protect the people from foreign threats. I think we should eliminate all illegitimate roles our government has undertaken, use that extra tax revenue to pay off the national debt, and then eliminate all taxes and replace them with a single flat consumption tax that is the same for everyone. This single tax would be used for legitimate government.

[earningattorney]

why don't they run as libertarians?

[Dryde]

they will become the bitcoin crypto capital of this country.

[donwolfberg]

Her wanting the state to pay for her children's schooling isn't libertarian

[mrsoshadabaadman]

Is this the town that is now overrun by black bears??

[cookeaw]

Update, Gaston got overwhelmed with bears.

[dyelonjoyce]

When it comes to marijuana laws, New Hampshire is worse than New York. In New Hampshire, you can get thrown in a cage and slapped with a felony for having an oz of weed.

[plasmazulu]

I never thought I would like a WSJ video.

[osr]

Libertarian enough to move to a new state... wants the state to pay for education costs?

Am I missing something that stops this being contradictory?

[RandomRothbardian]

Now I want to go to New Hampshire, not just because of the beautiful trees.

[sonphamtruong]

the video image is too poor, you need to fix it more