Let me make it perfectly clear before I begin, that I am a libertarian. I have often read in comments of articles about libertarianism, such as this one that libertarians don't care about the poor, or even hate the poor and that they believe that the poor should all starve, or things of that sort of ad hominem nature. But I believe that this argument is a strawman. Libertarians do in fact care about the poor, and want everyone to be as well off as they possibly can. The argument is over what is the best way to do that. Libertarians might support solutions such as welfare reform, charity, education, etc. Liberals might support increasing social programs, higher taxes on the rich, etc. Both groups care about the poor the argument is simply about how best to help the poor. The libertarians favor a more free market approach, while liberals would favor more direct government intervention. Liberals who say that libertarians don't care about the poor would be as incorrect if I said that liberals don't care about businesses and capitalism. Of course liberals favor businesses and capitalism. But they believe that the best way to encourage it is by more regulation, higher taxes, etc. While libertarians are more inclined to support deregulation, lower taxes, free trade, etc. Again, as with the poor, the argument is not that either side doesn't care about businesses. The argument is how best to allocate the resources of the market. But hey, maybe libertarians really do hate the poor, and it is appropriate to call us out on it. .
It's unfair to say that libertarians "don't care about the poor."