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By Paul Meekin

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Mark Cuban tends to be my kind of Billionaire. Hes a tech pioneer, sports fan, intelligent, has a jaw-line you can set you watch too, and tends to advocate for some of the libertarian agenda.

Also Shark Tank is pretty awesome.

But is Mark Cubana libertarian? Well, no. In recent comments made at a South By Southwest Festival Panel, Cuban stated hes a libertarian at heart, but believes some healthcare should be federally provided, and there are some protections the government should provide its citizens.

At heart Im a libertarian, he said. In 2015 he elaborated on the thought Id like to be libertarian, The Business Insider reported. When I think libertarian, its as small of a government as we can get, right now you just cut right through it and you make it [smaller] right now.

Thats not real. Theres got to be a process. Theres got to be a transition. As a country, we make decisions. We make decisions that were going to provide healthcare, right? We dont just let people die on the street. You can go into any hospital and they have to treat you.The Business Insiderreported.

He continued: You cant cure every ill with a government program. I literally would rather write a check: Takewhatever money is in a given department in the government, take 25% off the top, put it back in the taxpayers pockets, and then just give cash to people, right? Because itll be more effective in how its used and help the economy at the same time,

I can get behind that. I am of the mind that providing people healthcare, only to rip it away a few years later is cruel and unusual. But I also understand the Obamacare system is topsy turvey and unsustainable.

Based on his comments about healthcare, you might say Mark Cuban is a fauxlibertarian, and thats fine. I say hes an ally. He wants what libertarianswant, but has serious questions and serious concerns about how to get there. Concerns which should not be mocked, they shouldbe addressed.

Keep in mind it is the methodology of the regressive left to exclude and shame you if youre not lock-step with their platform.

I would hope Libertarians are a bit moreevolved, or open minded. Or at least happy to take the mans money if we get the right presidential candidate.The last thing libertariansneeds is an insular ideology. We should accept help and support from anywhere we can. Cuban disagrees with most libertarians on healthcare? Thats fine. Libertarians disagree with Bernie Sanders on everything, but I would hope wed be willing to work with him regarding lowering the cost of prescription medication.

Libertarians have their feet in two worlds and thus have a hard time making friends and an easier time making enemies. Ripping healthcare away from millions of Americans isnt a fun topic at lefty parties. The libertarian ideal of letting any two people get marriage benefits (or having them at all) probably isnt a fun discussion to have at CPAC.Hell get 7 libertarians in a room and ask them about abortion and see what happens.

My point is- just because someone isnt totally onboard with the beliefs of your party, doesnt make them a fake or a phony or somehow an enemy. Will Mark Cuban ever wear a taxation is theft t-shirt? Probably not.

Will Mark Cuban vote for a man or woman who wears one? Based on his history? Stranger things have happened.

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In Support Of Mark Cuban's Libertarian Leanings. - The Libertarian Republic