I wonder if those who so abhor paying for a social safety net secretly want life's losers to wither away and die? (But leave behind a lot of their money to bilkers on the way to the grave.)

Maybe they could get jobs.

And they can't whither away and die while having money for us to take. If they still had any money they'd buy food. No matter how few friends you have, and how socially awkward you are, people will be happy to sell you food.

In particular, I was thinking of the working poor. Many of those are still "losers." It's hard for many of those people to get other than crappy healthcare, crappy food, crappy housing, and crappy education for their kids.

It's interesting coming out with a thought 3 or 4 concepts away. It's interesting to see how people fill in the gaps, and what they project onto you.

The principle I was thinking of -- those willing to cause consensual suffering and misfortune. I suspect that some take the laissez-faire stance in order to ensure that they don't run out of downtrodden suckers.

I know many self styled libertarians who really do wish poor people would just wither away and die, yes.

However, pardon my density but I don't really understand how this relates to my previous comment (which I think you are replying to?)