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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Lou Weed who wrote (129977)4/24/2004 9:06:28 PM
From: Sig  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Re: land ownership

If memory serves, weak but still operative, native US Indians once did not claim ownership of any land- it was shared or used.

Since there was no way to tax the land, being without owners, this aboriginal concept was soon soon replaced by European invaders so that proper tribute could be extracted and delivered to the new rulers, who might even be located on a different continent.

So even if they did not want land, the Indians were forced into owning some land by creating reservations. Intially the land was not taxed, but crowding them into areas with inadequate resources meant huge profits by the owners of the Company stores. Which could then be taxed.
And the vacated land could then be sold to the highest bidder or even give away and in either case taxes could be imposed on that land also.

Which leads to a question for the Palestinians- do they really want all the land occupied by Israel and be forced to pay taxes on it when they cant even afford to live where they are now.?
And where will they get any income when their present employers, the Israelis, are driven out.?

These Pals are not thinking properly.! The last thing they want to happen and the thing they should fear the most, is that they will have to go to work (sob). At a job(sob).

If they eliminate the Israelis.

Sig
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