We own property and that property is one share of stock in the corporation. All I did was explain why it's not an initiation of force to have tariffs or enforce them.
--- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's not an accusation I take lightly. In what way did I attack you (the > source of the message?) I hope you will be able to answer or otherwise > retract your accusation. I provided two clear reasons why your example was > flawed. 1. we are not renters, we are property owners, and 2. a mall can > charge whatever the market will bear and when the mall has a complete > monopoly it can charge more than the market will bear. > > Cory > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Paul > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 9:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration > > > It IS a perfect example because we're talking about American markets. > We're talking about selling goods. You can go to another mall if you > like, but all the malls have similar setups. You can go to the mall > of Thailand, the mall of England, the mall of Russia, etc. > > Your post does nothing to address the very logical, reasonable, and > apt points I made jin my example, it just criticizes it. How typical. > If you can't beat the message, attack the source of it eh? > > > --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <corynott@> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Libertarian English language Political parties > Online dictionary American politics > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > [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/
