Progressive libertarianism
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Progressive libertarianism is a political philosophy whose adherents promote social change through voluntarism rather than government laws and regulation. Progressive libertarians feel that people should help take care of those who are less fortunate than themselves, but only if they desire to do so. As such, they encourage the formation of private charities but oppose the provision of charitable services by a government. They are opposed to taxation.
Progressive libertarians disapprove of the amount of power concentrated in the hands of the richest members of society, but believe that this power is a direct result of their collusion with the government. Progressive libertarians oppose any expansion of government power under the belief that power always tends to corrupt[1].
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[edit] Progressive libertarians and welfare programs
Progressive libertarians 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.
Progressive libertarians 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.
[edit] Progressive libertarians and property rights
Some progressive libertarians (including geolibertarians) feel that property should be defined as "products of labor and human effort"[2], as opposed to land and natural resources, which they feel should be subject to regulation for purposes of "fair access."
[edit] Criticism
Opponents of progressive libertarianism consider it "Stockholm libertarianism," and compare it to St. Augustine's infamous prayer prior to conversion, "Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet[3]."
