Difference between revisions of "Anything private enterprise can do, government should be able to do too."
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== Collecting Rent == | == Collecting Rent == | ||
| − | Assume you are a landowner, and somebody squats on your land. You are entitled to demand rent of the squatter on pain of legal enforcement of your right to exclude, which can include fines or imprisonment if the fines are not paid. This is no different than taxation of somebody who enters or resides in the USA. The US government has the allodial title, and can enforce its | + | Assume you are a landowner, and somebody squats on your land. You are entitled to demand rent of the squatter on pain of legal enforcement of your right to exclude, which can include fines or imprisonment if the fines are not paid. This is no different than taxation of somebody who enters or resides in the USA. The US government has the allodial title, and can enforce its taxation the same as a landlord can enforce rent, even on squatters who haven't "signed a contract". |
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| + | ==Taking Earnings Of Labor== | ||
| + | That's the basic principle of profit-making in [[Capitalism]]. Employers take a portion of the earnings from products produced by employees. It is a form of taxation. Why shouldn't government do so also? You might argue that capitalists contribute capital and organization and so deserve a cut: well, government provides defense, infrastructure, etc. and so also deserves a cut. See also: [[Redistribution (propaganda sense)]]. | ||
== Standard Form Contracts == | == Standard Form Contracts == | ||
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== Establishing Subsidiary Rights Within A Property == | == Establishing Subsidiary Rights Within A Property == | ||
Malls rent rent space within their property. Stockholders own rights to profits and voting rights. Titles to land are subsidiary rights within the government's [[Government holds allodial title.|allodial property]]. (Ultimately, government owns the property just as the mall owner owns the rental space.) | Malls rent rent space within their property. Stockholders own rights to profits and voting rights. Titles to land are subsidiary rights within the government's [[Government holds allodial title.|allodial property]]. (Ultimately, government owns the property just as the mall owner owns the rental space.) | ||
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| + | == Requiring Non-Discrimination By Employees And Licensees == | ||
| + | Any employer can require employees or licensees to practice non-discrimination. Businesses are licensed by government and corporations are chartered by government, so government can require non-discrimination too. See: [[Public Accommodation]]. | ||
== Rearing And Educating Children == | == Rearing And Educating Children == | ||
Just as there are private schools and orphanages, so government can have schools and orphanages. | Just as there are private schools and orphanages, so government can have schools and orphanages. | ||
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| + | == Building Roads == | ||
| + | Private developments can build their own roads on their property with fees assessed on residents: why shouldn't government be able to build roads in its territory with fees assessed on residents? See: [[Roads]]. | ||
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