Libertarian progressivism

Libertarian progressivism is a branch of social liberalism within the United States. Libertarian progressivism supports the civil libertarian aspect of freedom as well as supporting the kind of economic freedom that emphasizes removing corporate subsidies and other favoritism to special interests, and applying a responsible transition toward freedom - for example, some support a transition approach that includes certain trade restrictions on imports from countries that have very little freedom, so that more free trade with those countries would be phased in as they move toward more freedom. [cite web
url = http://www.democraticfreedomcaucus.org/dfc-platform/
title = DFC Platform
publisher = Democratic Freedom Caucus
accessdate=2007-09-16 ] Libertarian progressives are sometimes libertarian Democrats. Libertarian progressives feel that it is more important to remove what they consider the causes of poverty (e.g. corporate welfare), than to cut government welfare programs, when first approaching a society. Libertarian progressives propose that government welfare should be weakened over time, keeping in mind the needs of the unfortunate. They believe that a temporary safety net is necessary in the transition to a society based on private charity. They are more likely than most progressives to support the separation of marriage and state, tax cuts, the decriminalization of drugs (particularly marijuana), and the defense of gun rights. Some libertarian progressives (including geolibertarians) feel that property should be defined as "products of labor and human effort" [ [http://www.progress.org/freedom/#pro Freedom Links Liberty Justice ] ] , as opposed to land and natural resources, which they feel should be subject to regulation for purposes of "fair access." In contrast to Libertarian Party members or paleolibertarians, many libertarian progressives favor some form of anti-trust policy in the special case of land and natural resources, due to their view that land is a fundamentally different kind of property than products of human effort [cite web
url = http://www.democraticfreedomcaucus.org/dfc-platform/
title = DFC Platform
publisher = Democratic Freedom Caucus
accessdate=2007-09-16 ] , but they typically remain open to "free-market solutions to environmental problems." [cite web
last = Capozzi
first = Robert
url = http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/001005.html
title = Another Approach: The Democratic Freedom Caucus
publisher = "The Free Liberal"
date = 2005-04-14
accessdate=2007-09-16 ] They differ from many progressives in that they tend to favor the restriction of government-provided services only to "any necessary services that cannot currently be provided adequately by the non-government sector (non-profit or for-profit groups)." [cite web
url = http://www.democraticfreedomcaucus.org/dfc-platform/
title = DFC Platform
publisher = Democratic Freedom Caucus
accessdate=2007-09-16 ] They are typically pro-choice but may be for or against the death penalty.Fact|date=September 2008 They tend to favor limited government involvement in most areas of life.

References

[http://wagoners.blogspot.com/2008/09/progressive-libertarianism.html Progressive Libertarianism] wagoners.blogspot.com