Recent content by Quark

Not a fan of VAT, even with its advantages over other forms of taxation in terms of market disruptions. Sales taxes are easier to evade than VAT's. Since I buy quite a lot of my things online, I rarely pay sales tax in my state. Food and clothing are untaxed here, and those are the only two...

Who did the government pay to own that land? The majority of the land was never owned by anyone, and then the government "claimed" it. They didn't pay for anything besides small disputes which probably ended in eminent domain and an undervaluation (in which the property right is still held by...

Property Rights are not based on "claims" they are based on the labor theory of property and the homestead principle. This is classical liberalism 101. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_principle http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke-political/...

Large parts of government claimed land were not homesteaded. It is why it is such a big issue when the government came in a while back to tell cattle ranches that they couldn't use the land for grazing. The government didn't homestead the land, so it shouldn't prevent others from doing so. Large...

It is initially not owned by anyone. But if somebody homesteads it or multiple people homestead it then it is owned by that individual or individuals until it returns to its natural state (due to abandonment) at which point it can be homesteaded again.

Would there not be commons for these people to traverse? Could they not negotiate with the property owners between where they currently are and where they are going? I know many libertarians like the idea that all property would be owned, but it would be pretty costly to own a lot of property...

Actually already had a 23andme done back in 2010. It was an interest of mine at that the time (I was only 16.) Nevertheless, for those who didn't realize, this is a parody of some other threads that have been popping up on the forum.

Even on WP, Rand is in second (to Trump.) Quite interesting.

And here everyone was telling me how Rand Paul should just end his campaign at this point. Haha. He was quite good in this debate.

Labels I applied to myself over time from the age of 15 to 22 (currently.) Apolitical -> Moderate (libertarian-leaning, but had sketchy views on immigration and race) -> Moderate Conservative -> Constitutionalist -> Classical Liberal -> Minarchist -> Anarcho-Capitalist/Voluntaryist ->...

Yeah, I was talking to my mother in Pennsylvania German yesterday about how English is an extinct language here in PA, because our ancestors moved here in droves and replaced all of the prior Anglo-Saxon culture. We also were talking about how much we love the princes our ancestors fled from due...

"Those who come hither are generally of the most ignorant Stupid Sort of their own Nation…and as few of the English understand the German Language, and so cannot address them either from the Press or Pulpit, ’tis almost impossible to remove any prejudices they once entertain…Not being used to...

How are your proposed border defenses funded? Socially and collectively through taxation. Also the silly equation of a geographical area to homesteaded/traded property is silly. Claims are not property no matter how much statists think they are. Property is homesteaded, a government therefore...

This is all l I needed really. Summary of this thread: 'I hate collectivists! We need to prevent immigrants from coming to the U.S because they will overwhelm us with collectivism!' few posts later 'No man is an island, we need a shared *x,y and z*!!' The only guns pointed anywhere are by...

Since when did "libertarian" mean "nationalist?" Why should I recognize collective "rights" such as the right to self-determination and "national sovereignty" as opposed to individual rights? Do you support the rights of individuals to self-determine that they are not part of a "nation?" If not...