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- From: bberbeni@nyx.cs.du.edu (Bill Berbenich)
- Subject: Re: No trespassing
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.044934.10293@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 04:49:34 GMT
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- In <By59Cu.6J9@rahul.net> phil@rahul.net (Phil Gustafson) writes:
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- >"Property Ownership" is one of the great fictions of our species: Property
- >belongs to whomoever had the better weapons the last time the property
- >was seriously contested. My house sits on land that I bought from
- >someone who bought it from someone who bought it from someone who
- >.... was given the land by the King of Spain. Now, how did the King
- >get the land? Feh.
-
- Property ownership is a myth. You think you bought a house and/or some
- land? No. You just bought the right to rent it from the gubmint. If and
- when you stop paying their rent (read: TAXES) on it, they will forcibly
- separate it from you.
-
- Libertarianally,
- --
- No, you do not know me.
- Yes, I KNOW I look like someone you know. - Bill Berbenich, net.hedonist
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