Saturday, April 25, 2009

What I mean by certain words and phrases


For clarity, here is what I generally mean when using particular words and phrases...

Crime: Contrary to the more widely-used meaning (derived from laws set down by Government), I mean an action which combines both an object which has been harmed and a lack of consent.
Guilty: A person who has committed a "crime".
Inflation: This I generally use to mean an increase in the level of prices, rather than to mean an increase in the money supply. It would be better if we had a replacement word to mean an increase in prices so then "inflation" could be used to mean strictly an increase in the money supply.
Innocent: A person who has not committed a "crime".
Land: The natural resources of the earth.
Land slave: Someone who has become a "slave" due to their lack of access to the natural resources of the earth.
Land Value Ceiling: This is a State-imposed upper limit on the amount of "land" that can be owned by an individual, note that property rights are upheld by the State so they get the final say on who owns what...
Land Value Tax: This is a tax levied on the ownership of the natural resources of the earth at a rate according to the market value of the land.
Non-aggression principle: The preference that we desist from the initial use of violence, or the threat of violence.
Patronage: This means not only charity, in the traditional sense but also the agreement to engage in free trade.
Self-ownership: The concept that a person has a right to control their own bodies and the actions of their bodies.
Slave: This is a person who is not able to survive independently of the "patronage" of another person, or group.
Wage slave: Someone who has become a "slave" due to their lack of access to employment; I generally reject this claim...

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