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The community didn't own the land, so didn't lose it; It's more accurate to say - the community still has to manage the land (e.g. policing, fire service) so pr
by Chris2048 6y ago
The community didn't own the land, so didn't lose it; It's more accurate to say - the community still has to manage the land (e.g. policing, fire service) so property tax always needs paying, and should be relative to those services.
- mcv 6y agoPrivate ownership of land does take it away from the community. The problem is that we've gotten so used to everything being privately owned, that we've grown blind to the possibility of land not being owned by anyone and belonging to everybody.
- Chris2048 6y agoLand that isn't private is still owned by the government, and maintained by taxes. I wouldn't say public land is belongs to everyone, so much as it belongs to no one - there are limits to what it can be used for e.g. can I build a house on such land?
- francisofascii 6y agoThe community lost the land when it was doled out to the first private landowner, which may have occurred centuries ago.
- Chris2048 6y agoOr when the first settler settled there and defended it, before which there may have been no persistent local community. Are we not talking about modern society though?