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From: gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg J Kuperberg)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: A Question for Libertarians
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 22:30:41 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 13 22:30:41 1984
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> 	Suppose I own some piece of land, and while I'm on it my
> 	neighbour buys all the surrounding land and tells me that
> 	I am not allowed to pass over it. He certainly isn't initi-
> 	ating force, nor does he impose an active duty upon me. Ne-
> 	vertheless he can starve me to death in this way. Is that
> 	allowed? If not, who is there to protect me? (Are my protec-
> 	tors allowed to pass over my neighbour's land?).
> 
> 	I think there must be law to prevent this sort of scenarios
> 	from occurring; either a legal law or a moral law (Christian
> 	love?), which is, either by force or by conviction, binding.

Two answers:

1.  You see, there are these things called anti-trust laws...
(Hint: Not all libertarians are against anti-trust laws)

2.  You could make a contract with whoever owns the surrounding roads that
reads as follows: "I will pay you $500 a year to keep the roads in good 
condition and let me use them.  Furthermore, this contract is binding for 
the next 20 years, even if you sell the roads to someone else."

One objection:

1.  I don't see that Christianity and Libertarianism are compatible
philosophies.  Example:  "Give and ye shall receive."
-- 
			Greg Kuperberg
		     harvard!talcott!gjk

"His mind is like a steel trap: full of mice" -Foghorn Leghorn