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In Agrarian Justice he proposes to “ create a national fund, out of which there shall be paid to every person, when arrived at the age of twenty-one years, the
by CuriousSkeptic 7y ago
In Agrarian Justice he proposes to “ create a national fund, out of which there shall be paid to every person, when arrived at the age of twenty-one years, the sum of fifteen pounds sterling, as a compensation in part, for the loss of his or her natural inheritance, by the introduction of the system of landed property”
He also makes it very clear that this isn’t some form of charity to help people. But rather about justice
- danesparza 7y agoWait -- so did I misunderstand? Is this more like reparations to native americans or slaves? I'm confused.
- CuriousSkeptic 7y agoYou can read it in full here https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Agrarian_Justice https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Agrarian_Justice But no he argues that “Every individual in the world is born therein with legitimate claims on a certain kind of property, or its equivalent.”