Bill,
Well, primarily because a contract ought not, on behalf of the public, to
take advantage of the dire needs of a proprietor, in order to appropriate
his property. An individual is free to be immoral, but the government
ought not to be.
Kiran
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Bill Stent wrote:
> Me too.
>
> Typical economist's suggestion - why doesn't the government take equity -
> partial ownership of farming land - in return for their drought relief
> handouts? This goes for all other bailouts to the private sector as well of
> course. Marginal farming land gained in this way could either be returned
> to productive use in better years or (better) retired, rehabilitated (maybe
> as part of the infamous work for the dole system) and covenanted.
>
> That way taxpayers (which includes the farmers themselves - those of them
> who pay tax) get some sort of eventual bang for their buck.
>
> Or is that using the "N" word - nationalisation?
>
> Bill
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: REID Colin
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2002 7:52 AM
> To: 'Peter Waanders'; Birding Aus
> Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] NSW Western Woodlands need your help NOW
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>
> I'm with you, Peter, you're not alone!
>
> > Colin Reid
> Brisbane
> Email:
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Waanders
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2002 7:59 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] NSW Western Woodlands need your help NOW
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3rd yr physics
(Falkiner High Energy Physics)
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
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