MugaSofer comments on 2012 Less Wrong Census/Survey - Less Wrong

65 Post author: Yvain 03 November 2012 11:00PM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 09 November 2012 02:25:10AM -1 points [-]

On this view, unappropriated natural resources are either unowned or owned in common, believing that private appropriation is only legitimate if everyone can appropriate an equal amount, or if private appropriation is taxed to compensate those who are excluded from natural resources.

I don't see how they propose the complex organization necessary for ensuring resources are only appropriated appropriately without severely compromising personal rights and liberties.

Comment author: MugaSofer 09 November 2012 12:21:47PM 0 points [-]

With the magic of economics.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 10 November 2012 03:13:55AM 0 points [-]

That only works if your appropriate distribution is the one the market creates, I suspect this isn't the case for left-libertarians.

Comment author: MugaSofer 10 November 2012 06:43:06PM 1 point [-]

Presumably they think it would work.