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From: josh@topaz.ARPA (J Storrs Hall)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Libertarianism & property
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 21:59:03 EST
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> > >Why should ANYONE be able to claim they own the land?
> > >  tim sevener    whuxl!orb
> > 
> > By that logic, Mr. Sevener, how can *you* claim to own the clothes...
> > Ken Montgomery  "Shredder-of-hapless-smurfs"
> 
>      The difference is between the land, which was not made by anyone,
> and the fruits of human labor.  A system which seems reasonable to me
> is to tax only land occupancy (land ownership if that's what you want
> to call it), but not the improvements or any other personal property.
> Dani Eder / Boeing / ssc-vax!eder

Hoo boy! A Georgeist!  This is getting more interesting by the minute.

By the way, I don't agree with you, but "I could live with" 
a single-taxer.

--JoSH