Reading these results
These are people the quiz placed in National Libertarianism on the strength of these same answers, so the strongest agreements are partly built in.
The interesting figures are the ones further down: what this group is split on, and where it departs from the rest of the sample in ways the label alone would not predict. The comparison group is everyone who has taken the long quiz, which leans left of the general public.
Where they break from everyone else
The statements where this group is furthest from the rest of the sample.
Housing should be treated as a basic right, not mainly as an investment.
Housing & Property · Economic axis · 61 answered
This group sits 106 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
Redistributing wealth through taxes and public programs makes the economy stronger.
Redistribution as Growth · Economic axis · 61 answered
This group sits 103 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
People should have the right to own weapons without heavy government regulation.
Right to Bear Arms · Governance axis · 61 answered
This group sits 91 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Markets naturally organize themselves better than governments can design them.
Spontaneous Order · Economic axis · 60 answered
This group sits 90 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Economic progress depends mainly on entrepreneurs taking risks, not on government planning.
Entrepreneurship · Economic axis · 60 answered
This group sits 90 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
Governments should step in when technology eliminates large numbers of jobs.
Automation & Jobs · Economic axis · 60 answered
This group sits 88 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
The economy would be fairer if more companies were owned by their workers instead of outside shareholders.
Worker Ownership · Economic axis · 60 answered
This group sits 84 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.
The worth of a product comes only from what people are willing to pay, not from its labor or social benefit.
Subjective Value · Economic axis · 61 answered
This group sits 79 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.
What they argue about
Sharing a label does not mean sharing an answer. These are the statements that split National Libertarianism closest to evenly.
Religious values should guide laws and public policy.
Religion in Public Life · Social axis · 61 answered
45% agreed, 45% disagreed.
Private security firms outperform government police monopolies.
private · Enforcement Mechanism axis · 58 answered
46% agreed, 44% disagreed.
Complex national decisions should be made by appointed experts rather than the general public.
Rule by Experts · Governance axis · 61 answered
45% agreed, 49% disagreed.
It is better to let some guilty people go free than to risk punishing an innocent person.
Due Process · Governance axis · 59 answered
57% agreed, 42% disagreed.
Same-sex couples should have the same legal rights and recognition as opposite-sex couples.
LGBTQ+ Rights · Social axis · 60 answered
55% agreed, 38% disagreed.
Economic concentration undermines individual liberty and choice.
monopoly · Corporate Power axis · 59 answered
57% agreed, 33% disagreed.
The economy should move away from fossil fuels, even if this costs more in the short term.
Climate Economics · Economic axis · 61 answered
34% agreed, 60% disagreed.
Competing courts improve justice through market competition.
competitive · Enforcement Mechanism axis · 57 answered
33% agreed, 59% disagreed.
Their average position
- Economic
- Right57.3%
- Governance
- Libertarian49.2%
- Social
- Traditional40.4%
Averaged across 61 responses.
Averaged across 61 responses.
Averaged across 61 responses.