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> If every US citizen had by birthright, a small parcel of land with no taxes owed, they would always have somewhere to go. With no restrictions on use of the
by InefficientRed 4y ago
> If every US citizen had by birthright, a small parcel of land with no taxes owed, they would always have somewhere to go.
With no restrictions on use of the land, this is obviously unsustainable and impossible to make fair. Not all land is equal and if someone trashes their lot then it can't be used by the next generation.
> Even if they lived in a tent
This already exists -- it's called public lands.
You can already do this on BLM and some USFS land. 14 days in any 25 mile radius. If you have a car then it's hard to go unnoticed but moving around to stay in compliance is easy. If you only have a tent then you could go unnoticed basically forever if yo aren't stupid so the 14 day rule doesn't really matter.
Incidentally, most homeless folks have issues that make it impossible to live out of a tent on public lands. Deeding them a small plot that is technically theirs wouldn't really solve that issue.