It's not a perfect example because America is not a mall, and if you'd like to compare it to a mall, then you must concede that this mall can charge whatever rent it wants even if the rent is confiscatory and demands every bit of profit that you earn. You have no choice to go to any other mall, especially if you were born in the mall. Also, malls typically own all of the property and those who have businesses in the mall are only renters. That is not the case in the US. I do not rent my property from the US government.
Sorry Paul, your example is extremely flawed. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration Actually I've never said a small bit of theft is ok, nor have I said that tariffs are theft, or any initiation of force because they are not. Also, I have explained how the people of America are harmed. Read this part slowly so you will understand. America is owned by Americans. Everything within the borders of the United States is a part of America. For the purpose of clarity, I'll use the same perfect example I used before. Let's say America is a mall. The stockholders (citizens) of the American Mall have hired a management company (U.S. Government) to provide security for the mall, and to run the day to day operations of the mall such as paying the utility bills, fixing leaks in the roof, etc. Now let's say the stockholders have directed that those stores selling goods which were made in the craft shops of the mall don't have to pay rent (tariffs), but those who sell goods manufactured outside the mall must pay rent and they have directed the management company to implement this directive (Constitution). The mall has been run like this since before you were born, but when you were born, you became a stockholder of the mall. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
