Question by Simon W: libertarians: Are you a ROYAL libertarian or a REAL libertarian?
by Dan Sullivan, founder, geolibertarian society, and
former chair, Libertarian Party of Allegheny County, (Pittsburgh) Pennsylvania
“We call ourselves the “party of principle,” and we base property rights on the principle that everyone is entitled to the fruits of his labor. Land, however, is not the fruit of anyone’s labor, and our system of land tenure is based not on labor, but on decrees of privilege issued from the state, called titles. In fact, the term “real estate” is Middle English (originally French) for “royal state.” The “title” to land is the essence of the title of nobility, and the root of noble privilege.”
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“We (Geolibertarians) are libertarians who make the classical liberal distinction between land, labor and capital. We believe in the private possession of land without interference from the state, but in the community collection of land rent to prevent monopolization of land.
We believe that all government activities should at least be limited to those which increase the value of land by more than what the government collects, and that government should be funded entirely from the land value increases it creates.
We oppose direct state monopolization of land as well as state-sanctioned private monopolization of land, and advocate that state and federally held land pay land rent to the communities the same as private land.
We advocate that government be allowed to spend only what is authorized by voter referendum or similar device and that it take for itself the minimum it is authorized to spend. Those who advocate collection of the full rent stipulate that the proceeds be divided among community members on a per-capita or similar basis, for the land, and the rent, belong to the people, not the state.
We condemn the taxation of property improvements, and of all activities, productive, consumptive, or recreational, as invasions by the state into the private affairs of free individuals. ”
No, Brad, the state would not own the land. Stop lying and actually inform yourself.
DAR, land is not the fruit of anyone’s labor. It exists to be used by all of us.
The only way to make up for the injustice of land ownership is a land value tax, in order to make up for depriving others of access and use of land.
How can any sane capitalist believe that you own something which is not the fruit of your labor or anyone’s labor for which you exchange?
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