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Harry Browne’s policy on right to disconnect

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Should employers be banned from contacting employees outside of working hours?

  Party’s support baseNo, the government should not micromanage private employment contracts.

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Very strongly agree

No, the government should not micromanage private employment contracts.

This is the most directly libertarian framing: the LP consistently argues the government should not micromanage private employment contracts, a recurring theme in its platform and candidate messaging. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

LP would typically prefer leaving after-hours contact rules to employer-employee agreement rather than a legal ban, consistent with its anti-regulatory, pro-contract stance in its national platforms. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, rigid laws kill the flexibility needed for remote work.

This aligns with LP arguments that rigid labor laws reduce flexibility and innovation (including remote work arrangements) and that terms should be negotiated rather than dictated by government. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, businesses need to react quickly to the 24/7 global economy.

LP is generally pro-business flexibility and free markets, but the party’s core rationale is less about ‘global economy’ needs and more about individual liberty and contract freedom, so agreement is moderate. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, answering emails off the clock is wage theft.

LP may agree unpaid off-the-clock work is unfair, but would more often treat it as a contract/compensation dispute (or fraud) rather than support a broad contact ban; the party is skeptical of expanding wage-and-hour regulation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, constant connectivity destroys our mental health.

While sympathetic to mental-health concerns, LP would reject using government bans to address them, preferring individual choice, workplace competition, and contractual solutions over state mandates. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The Libertarian Party generally opposes government mandates on private workplace arrangements, favoring voluntary contracts and freedom of association (as reflected in long-running LP platform planks against labor-market regulation). Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Libertarian Party Voters’ Answer: No, the government should not micromanage private employment contracts.

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 95 voters that identify as Libertarian.

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