Public property

of individualism. Private property is one of the principles of classical and modern liberalism that is present in most democracies around the world; it is the idea of property, both physical and mental, that is owned by the individual only. Although individualism is intended to bring wealth and rewards for those that are hard working and ambitious, it also limits resources to a select few while draining the majority. This is demonstrated in the lines: “private property is already done away for…

Locke then argues how the land should be utilized. Locke makes the point that land, on its own, holds little value. People must then take the labor into their own hands and transform the land for it to be advantageous and useful to the people. While it is true that God “gave the world to men in common,” it was for the purpose of “their benefit, and the greatest conveniences of life they were capable to draw from it.” This means that sole purpose of the land was to benefit the people, and on its…

What is ownership? Ownership is the act of possessing something, but somehow it has now turned into a controversial topic that has sparked several different perspectives. While some people view ownership as something bad, others tend to believe that it is good to own. Before establishing and opinion on whether ownership is good or bad, people need to understand how ownership and sense of self relate. With that being said, ownership and sense of self are undeniably intertwined. They are so…

Three Things To Consider Before You Rent A Moving Truck Renting a truck and moving yourself is a lot of work, but the effort is worth it when you calculate how much money you save. There are a few things to know about renting a truck if you want to get the best value for your money and have the best experience. You'll especially want to think about the following things if you've never rented a truck before. Book The Right Size You can rent trucks in various sizes so you can move your entire…

Is Renting Better Than Buying? Tough question, isn’t it? Some folks fall squarely on either side for very legitimate and often personal reasons. Where you find yourself in life also might affect whether you choose to rent or buy. Then there’s that wild card called the economy, which affects us all. But, absent current variables, here are more questions to ask about renting versus buying. Is it cheaper to rent? The quick answer is it depends where you are. A small town in Montana? Maybe…

Would you want to be couped up inside an apartment all the time? Neither would your dog. A town dog park would benefit Muscatine by making resident dogs happier. The main argument against the dog park plan is that: "Noise from barking dogs and yelling owners will disturb nearby residents." (No Dog Park for Muscatine, paragraph 3, line 2.) This is silly because in Muscatine, noise complaints are only taken after 10:00 in the evening, while the dog park would close at sundown. If the…

that prevents A from engaging in environmental direct action, or an atrocity does not take place as a result of A not participating in environmental direct action or violating property rights substantially reduces the wellbeing of others and does not lead to a very good outcome], then it is permissible to not violate property rights to engage in environmental direct action. If these conditions are not met, then it is morally wrong. To further clarify, I will go over the terms atrocity,…

First of all, by Latonya creating a bypass trust (B Trust) equal to the estate tax credit equivalency amount, there is no estate tax liability at the time of Latonya's death and, if Jean Paul is not the trustee, this property will not be included in Jean Paul's gross estate. Consequently, Jean Paul will receive income for health, education, maintenance, and support while potentially avoiding taxes at his death. Furthermore, "the surviving spouse can be given a right…

people in the middle class need to ‘pick up the slack’. For those who believe that the wealthiest Americans already pay most of the taxes, they couldn't be more wrong. Lower-income earners pay a much higher percentage in combined state, local income, property, sales and excise taxes. When all taxes are considered; middle-income and upper-middle-income earners pay about as much as the richest 1% (Buchheit). This is a clear example that people in middle class are paying their fair share of taxes…

Introduction: The U.S constitution’s Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, “congress has the proper power to pomote the progress of science and useful arts, by protecting for the limited times to authors and developers the exclusive right to their respective writing’s and discoveries.” First Copyright Act 1790: The first copyright Act was passed in 1790 in US that contained most of the principles in English Law. When in 1790 the copyright was enacted, it protected published maps, charts and books…