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To: Conservomax; Brett66

Property Rights

The United Nations Wants to Take Your Land!
"Private land ownership ... contributes to social injustice.... Public control of land use is therefore indispensable."

- United Nations "Habitat I" Conference Report, 1976



29 posted on 12/22/2003 8:37:56 PM PST by Happy2BMe (2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
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To: Happy2BMe
This isn't against you personally, but whoever wrote this: "Private land ownership ... contributes to social injustice.... Public control of land use is therefore indispensable." is being deceptive. This sentence could easily read:

Private land ownership in some countries rests in the hands of a tiny elite, leaving 99% of the population with no opportunity to own land. This sort of situation, common in many countries, contributes to social injustice and political instability. At times these nations engage in land redistribution schemes but the benificiaries of these plans are ill-equipped to manage the land on their own. In this instance, temporary public control of land use is indespensible.

Whoever wrote this should have used the whole quote. I'm no lover of the UN, but proponents of UN disbanding should be honest.

48 posted on 12/23/2003 4:09:25 AM PST by jjm2111
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