04-02-2010, 02:40 AM
What ever happened to a government for the people, by the people? Seems more like a government for the lobbyists, by the lobbyists. I am so sick and tired of people who want to pull everything they can from public goods and find ways to prohibit others who also pay taxes from accessing the same goods. I mean, how many farm owners are getting subsidies from the government, drawing upon public water, and then turning around and getting pissed that a few fly fisherman want to use the same resources?
It makes me think of Thomas Paine's "Agrarian Justice", in which he makes a pretty valid point that though civilization is certainly a good thing, we should recognize that everyone should have the natural right to do what they would be able to in the absence of government concerning land rights. If private ownership of land wasn't recognized by Government, everyone would have the opportunity to draw upon its resources and to maintain survival by doing things like hunting and fishing. So while I understand the need to recognize property rights, anything that private landowners are benefitting from on a public level should be accessible to us as well because we are part of the public, and we posess those rights naturally.
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It makes me think of Thomas Paine's "Agrarian Justice", in which he makes a pretty valid point that though civilization is certainly a good thing, we should recognize that everyone should have the natural right to do what they would be able to in the absence of government concerning land rights. If private ownership of land wasn't recognized by Government, everyone would have the opportunity to draw upon its resources and to maintain survival by doing things like hunting and fishing. So while I understand the need to recognize property rights, anything that private landowners are benefitting from on a public level should be accessible to us as well because we are part of the public, and we posess those rights naturally.
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