Public property

Why does Hobbes consider men equal in the State of Nature? Why does this eventually compel men to form a commonwealth? Hobbes describes a State of Nature as a society with no official government. This means that people would decide for themselves; how to conduct themselves, if someone is guilty of a crime, and if they are guilty of a crime, how they should be punished. There would be no higher power to enforce laws, punishments or settle any disputes. Hobbes describes that living in a State of…

Governance Policy The Swedish American Museum is a non-profit institution that aims to interpret the immigration legacy by presenting various items (oldest dating back to the 18th century) in the Permanent, Educational, Library and Furnishings and Properties Collections, as well as through their arts and educational programs. They want to promote their mission for both adults and children and help develop an appreciation for the contemporary Swedish-American culture. Their vision is to become a…

conservation, former United States President Theodore Roosevelt became known as the godfather of conservation during the early 1900s (Anderson & Huggins, 2008). During his time as President, he promoted the sustainable use of the nation’s natural resources, public protection and management of wild game, and the safeguarding of open spaces. It is likely that from this initial surge of conservationist ideology emerged many of the environmentalist ideas and policies that exist today. In particular,…

Confused about the property market? Cannot afford to get in, cannot afford to get out? Well you are not alone. Surely getting and keeping a roof over our heads should not be this hard. But the housing crisis continues of defy all attempts at a solution. It gets more shambolic and divisive by the day. The haves against the have-nots, rich versus the poor, even old against the young. It used be that Australian’s would spend three or four times the annual income per ABS Surveys of Income and…

The property is zoned Office Regional District (ORD) and within the Community Office/Institutional Land Use Category. As the property is zoned ORD, per Article VI, Division 4, Section VI-401, the intent and purpose of stated designation, “is to preserve land for office and major institutional developments”. Therefore, our clients are requesting a Minor Conditional Use Permit as required by Table VI-401 to continue the operation of the House of Worship known as “Hope House” (Per Sarasota Code…

composers, and/or the creator of this image or intellectual property, as well as the one who wants to download this composition, no matter the reason. There are exceptions, such as teaching purposes, ‘fair use’, 'public domain ', as well as for librarians. Ethics and legal concerns need to be considered prior to clicking the ‘download’ prompt. Although visual media is at our fingertips, photographs, and other intellectual property, though beneficial, are usually protected by a copyright;…

Given that all property was primarily available to all members of a community, an individual cannot acquire property “without the consent of all his fellow-commoners” (Second Treatise of Government, p. 21). According to Locke, each individual has equal right to property, thus when an individual obtains goods, he or she does so with the permission of society given that each individual was presented…

higher income brackets to lower their taxable income. Renting does not provide this tax break. To some degree, renters are under the control of their landlords in so much as major renovations to a rental property are typically not permitted by tenants. Some rentals do not allow pets, and unless the property is rent-controlled, the landlord can substantially raise monthly rental fees at the end of a lease term or decide not to renew the lease at all (Siegel & Yacht,…

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Require Strong Property Rights G) Strong legal protection of property rights is another requirement for a business environment conducive to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. The Required Political System H) In the West, it is often argued that democracy is good for economic growth. However, there are examples of totalitarian regimes that have fostered a market economy and strong property rights protection and experienced rapid…

Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few, Robert B. Reich describes what he believes ails modern society. Major themes the book touches on include the so-called “free market,” describing the prevailing view, his building blocks of capitalism, the workings of property, monopoly, and contracts, and bankruptcy and associated enforcement mechanisms. He then moves on to work and worth: the myth that a person is paid equivalent to their value to society, how CEO and Wall Street pay do not adhere to…