Saturday, 6 November 2010

To better manage natural resources the Government can seize land from those who own an excess and sell it into the market

If someone owns an excess of land, to the extent that it violates the Lockean proviso, they are damaging their neighbours by needlessly depriving them of natural resources. Even though the landowner has not initiated a crime, they are harming the lives of others, to remedy this it is reasonable that the Government, representing the majority opinion take action. The Government can suggest that the owner sell their land, or at least a portion of it, failure to do so will result in the land being secured for the benefit of the State, who will then sell the land into the market, reducing prices. It is reasonable for the Government to seize the land to improve access to natural resources, for the bulk of the population.

If the Government fails to manage natural resources in this way, we might end up with a situation whereby a single person, or a small number of persons is able to rent out the land to the remainder of the population, causing them unnecessary hardship.

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