On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:25:47 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:



He is very confused. For e.g., he defends the current planning laws, which
are clearly Stalinist and have clearly not served the people in 60 years. I
advocate tearing them down to something sensible allowing feedom, sort out
the land ownership problem as 0.66% of the population own about 70% of the
land, which is a big problem in itself, and allow market forces dictate
housing demand. In sort - freedom. If I want to build a fine house in a
corner of a pretty field then I should be allowed to. Then he calls me a
commie.


The confusion appears to be on your part.

On the one hand, you are advocating the removal or substantial
liberalisation of planning legislation, on the argument of creating a
free market. In fact, I don't have particularly strong views on
planning legislation other than its somewhat arbitrary nature.

However, on the other hand you are suggesting that there should be
what amounts to a forced redistribution of legally held land assets by
imposition of a draconian taxation.

Either this is a muddle, or you are being inconsistent. In a free
market, one can own, buy and sell assets and is not forced to do so
for some ideology.


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..andy