[ExI] question for libertarians

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6:55 PM, Dan TheBookMan <danust2012 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm not sure if the original question was about requiring all firms to
> adhere to the same policy. If so, the libertarian answer would be: No way.
> In other words, if one firm decides they want to default to Yes (or No)
> that shouldn't bind anyone except those who decide to work for that firm
> under those terms. Another firm could have the opposite default or even no
> retirement plan at all.
>
> Libertarian paternalism, especially the nudge idea, works under the
> presumption that one default is good, but that presumes those who decide
> the default for everyone -- in this example, all employees at all firms --
> know what's best. It also presumes that because of their knowledge they
> have a right to enforce a default on everyone. Libertarians, however,
> should question both presumptions here -- not quibble over which default is
> libertarian.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan
>

​Company policy, not laws.  "enforce a default" offers no choice.  There is
only one default offered in the 'opt out' setting:  'in'.  In the 'opt in'
setting the default is 'out'.  bill w
​


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