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| Source:Liberty Pen- United Kingdom Opposition Leader Margaret Thatcher (Conservative, England) on Firing Line With William F. Buckley, in 1977. |
"Margaret Thatcher and William F Buckley Jr. touch on a variety of subjects including economic incentives, minimum wage and redistribution of wealth. Liberty Pen."
From Liberty Pen
With all due respect, William Buckley's idea of a free society, even though was similar to Margaret Thatcher's, was actually fairly different.
Both Buckley and Thatcher believed in economic freedom and private enterprise, as well as at least a certain degree of personal freedom. But the size of the U.K. Government actually went up under Prime Minister Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1980s.
Prime Minister Thatcher also believed in a safety net for people who actually needed it. What separated Prime Minister Thatcher from British Socialists, is that didn't believe in a cradle to grave welfare state there to take care of anyone who chose not to work. And she believed that everyone, including people on public assistance, should be encouraged to get an education and work for a living, if they were physically and mentally able.
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