jwallaceparker

> Live and let live means, in practice, let die.

I don't follow your logic.

The non-aggression principle is what's at the core of libertarianism. It's to never initiate violence against peaceful people.

Helping others voluntarily is certainly in keeping with the philosophy.

> Libertarianism says, if you had bad luck and are poor and you get a disease you can't pay to cure, you die.

No it doesn't. It says we're going to help that person who is poor or in need, but we're doing it voluntarily.

Then I guess you won a lot of money betting that these would be the two locations. If not you missed out. Let me know who is going to win the Super Bowl!

> Not true. Jcrew Factory does $5 flat rate

Sure, cool, but that helps my original point.

$50 minimum for free shipping from almost all major clothing retailers. and no returns after you've worn it.

What's an example of the former?

> Sowell's "Economics in One Lesson"

"Economics in One Lesson" was written by Henry Hazlitt.

Yes, you would. But with your remaining time you'd build shelter or firewood, just not as much.

The same principle applies. You still both improved your standard of living. The extent of the improvement depends on the productivity increase afforded by the fishing rod.

So you would really destroy the fishing rod in my original example?

lol you're trolling me, right?

The specific value of the subsidy is completely irrelevant to the analogy.

> Umm, I'm not sure you understood my point.

I understand your point. I'm asking if you apply the same logic to all innovation.

You are focusing solely on the displacement of taxi drivers and using that as justification to oppose innovation that makes taxi drivers more productive.

Do you oppose bulldozers? Certainly one person who operates a bulldozer can do the work of several who only have shovels. Do you really want to tax the bulldozer operator to pay for people to dig with shovels?

> Not sure it takes fewer drivers to satisfy the demands of customers.

I mean this in the sense that any one taxi driver can satisfy more customers with the use of a ride-hailing app than without.

You're right that ride-hailing apps have increased the demand for taxi rides.