Comment 29825

By Ryan (registered) - website
Posted March 30, 2009 at 08:35:39

A Smith wrote:

Why shouldn't land owners be able to do whatever they want with the land that they own?

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Liberty is based on the idea that you can do what you want as long as it doesn't hurt other people. Since market forces are by definition unreliable at taking market externalities and collective action problems into account, democratic governments have a legitimate role in ensuring that a person's use of their property is not harmful to others.

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