As nitpicky as you seem to be getting, basically we could use the old
homestead laws that were used to govern the european settlement of the
western territories of the US. You must maintain a constant human
presence, be actively exploiting the resources....etc.
>
> I may sympathize with a passionate illustration of the principle.
> However, I would still need to see how this will work in general situations.
> I liked the idea of the Universal Shares a lot more - though there seem
> lots of
> problems with it as well.
>
If you'd like, I'll drag out my old passionate saying about common
ownership. Not to poke at you Sasha, but I kind of thought that the
concept of personal reward was one of the reasons you came here to the
US?
Universal Shares would be for sale to anyone with the money to buy them
on the stock exchange....
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