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tokenadult · 2011-09-11 · Original thread
It's my understanding that under libertarian philosophy, children would not have access to any care in that society unless their parents happened to be able to afford it.

Libertarians are very happy to see philanthropists devoting their own money to helpful causes. They are also happy for voluntary private associations to work for their mutual benefit. They can point to many examples of people doing just that in history.

http://www.amazon.com/Market-Education-History-Studies-Philo...

Indeed, historically, most hospitals that treat poor children and most schools that educate poor children were founded without government support, all over the world.

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