tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post8900656124342033925..comments2023-08-20T11:07:28.396+01:00Comments on Freeborn John: Property Rights againPeter Risdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-45346866333825377162009-09-12T14:34:29.576+01:002009-09-12T14:34:29.576+01:00Peter, I was just going to say what you said in yo...Peter, I was just going to say what you said in your second post to square the circle with AC1's comment.<br /><br />Truly private property arises with little or no state involvement, from natural skills, luck, hard work and free exchange between consenting adults, and in a perfect would world would not be taxed at all.<br /><br />Land ownership and other monopoly rights (such as IP, 3G licences, airport landing slots, any industry that benefits from state compulsion and barriers to entry, such as auditing, banking, asbestos removal) is fair game for taxation IMHO. <br /><br />Or else the state removes the compulsions and restrictions (and hence windfall profits to incumbents) on e.g. housebuilding, airport building, scraps the need for a statutory audit, taxpayer guarantee for deposits.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-65244493077201887192009-09-10T10:26:41.925+01:002009-09-10T10:26:41.925+01:00For one thing, you can distinguish between differe...For one thing, you can distinguish between different sorts of property rights. Land ownership is affected by issues like inheritance and ancient acquisition by force. It's perfectly reasonable to take the line you describe to this type of property.<br /><br />Intellectual property is affected by the fact we all have to stand on the shoulders of giants if we are to progress (which weighs against IP rights) on the one hand, and the claims that are made that for people to innovate they need to own the fruit of their work on the other.<br /><br />Rights over property we create ourselves, the fruit of our labour, is the main focus of my posts.Peter Risdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-482627918370172432009-09-10T09:55:21.395+01:002009-09-10T09:55:21.395+01:00So where does that leave single Tax LVTers like my...So where does that leave single Tax LVTers like myself? We see property rights as useful inventions to allow the state to grant monopolies on use, however we see these monopolies as externalities that should be taxed and the tax returned to people equally as a dividend.AntiCitizenOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017073518049848696noreply@blogger.com