I have read some of the Libertarian party position papers, and I don't think they are trying to overthrow the govt either. I think they are trying to shrink government. I personally think they want to shrink it too much, though.(posted 9651 days ago)As far as I'm concerned, Colleen, you're wrong about one thing. BOTH the Democrats AND the Republicans represent big business, or at least they represent certain big businessMEN. You certainly can't expect the Libertarians to carry out your wish of "Why can't car manufacturers and other hard goods producers be forced to lower their prices?..." That is government intervention, and the Libertarians don't want any of that.
As long as we are wanting to force the car makers to cut their costs, why not require them to make standardized parts? Imagine being able to go to the auto parts store, and order "an alternator", instead of "an alternator for a 1995 Ford Taurus, two door, XL, power steering, V-6 2600cc engine, with automatic transmission." Imagine how cheap the parts would be. Imagine being able to repair a car with 200,000 miles on it rather than having to junk it, because it's too hard to find parts for it.
I think your new party needs to REALLY address campaign contributions, rather than giving it the window dressing the Republicrats do now. All the candidates, it seems, are for sale to the highest bidder. And the deeper the politicos get entrenched, the more power they get, and the harder reform will become.