Societies with common-property systems maintaining strong equality and extensive freedom were initially nearly ubiquitous around the world, and that the private property rights system was established through a long series of violent state-sponsored aggressions.
The Devil's in the Caveats
The book explores various Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments currently being conducted or planned in countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Kenya. It discusses the implications and potential outcomes of these initiatives, highlighting the growing global interest in UBI as a solution to economic inequality and social welfare. The author examines the motivations behind these experiments and their significance in shaping future economic policies.
Exploring the "indepentarian" theory of property, the book presents a critical analysis of the justifications for unequal private property, arguing they fail to support its legitimacy. It emphasizes that property rights create legal privileges that conflict with the ideal of equal freedom from interference. The author advocates for a property system that promotes this freedom, suggesting that taxation and regulation are necessary for equitable resource use. Moreover, it proposes redistributing tax revenue through a Universal Basic Income to ensure the system benefits all individuals.
The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, the primordial nature of inequality and war why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? Widerquist and McCall draw on archaeology and anthropology to show that much of what we think we know about human origins comes from philosophers' imaginations.