Monday, October 03, 2016

Gary Johnson On What It Means To Be A Libertarian In 2016


This past August, Gary Johnson made an appearance on Tom Ashbrook's program On Point. If you're curious about Johnson's policy positions, it's definitely worth a listen. It doesn't look like you can skip around if you stream it from the website, but you can download an MP3 of the interview if you click the small icon under the play button.


Timestamps

07:07 - An overview of Johnson's positions

10:06 - What was your role at Cannabis Sativa Inc,, how do you see that in the context of American commerce, law, and culture?

12:27 - Gary Johnson's critique of Clinton's interventionist foreign policy

14:29 - Are you a fringe candidate?

15:26 - What would you do with the U.S. military?

17:08 - What would you do with the overall military budget?

18:51 - Isn't a consumption tax highly regressive?

19:49 - Why do you support free-trade?

21:33 - Do you want to get rid of social security?

22:53 - What want to cut spending by 20%. What are you going to cut?

24:54 - Can you expand on your environmental policy?

26:26 - How aggressive do you want the Federal Government to be to address Global Warming?

27:15 - What's your position on gun control?

30:58 - What's the core of your critique against Clinton?

32:35 - How would you downsize the Federal Bureaucracy?

34:55 - We see capitalism failing in front of our eyes. Why do you support it?

40:00 - Will you be on the ballot in all 50 states?

40:56 - What's the ultimate impact of your candidacy on this race?

41:42 - If it became clear you can't win, would you endorse Clinton?

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