Link to the Libertarian Purity Test
Late last night, as I wandered around the Internet, I came across this interesting little test. It belongs to Bryan Caplan, and he introduces it by saying “This is the Libertarian Purity Test, which is intended to measure how libertarian you are. It isn’t intended to be any sort of McCarthyite purging device — just a form of entertainment, hopefully thought-provoking…..”
I had a score of 108, which puts me somewhere past the middle of the spectrum. I’m curious how others might score on this. Look at it in a spirit of fun, let me know what you think. Do you agree with the creator’s version of Libertarianism?
There isn’t an answer key, but I suspect the answers are obvious if you think about Libertarian Principles.
May 23rd, 2006 at 8:38 am
My test was 53. It is an interesting test, and well designed to sample the fringes of the bell curve. I’ve begun reading more about Libertarian philosophies and seeing which of them match what I currently believe and which I need to set up as models to help mold beliefs that I want to change. I will take this test again in perhaps 6 months and see whether I score higher on the Libertarian scale. –Carol–
May 24th, 2006 at 6:56 am
I started taking the purity test and started asking my self what dose the constitution say. First question “are taxes to high” No, the legal taxes are reasonable for the services ( raods, fire, police, operate govenment) received. Yes, what about the illegal taxes( income, Property and wealfare related) can they be rated high or low.
We have an unconstitutional money system, how does that fit into the questions.
“Is bombing civilians in an enemy country morally equivalent to murder” Has congress declared war or is it a police action? Has our Country been phisically attached? Was 9/11 a Government creation?
The whole format was intentionally vague.
Rick