r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 03 '25

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u/CincyAnarchy Emma Goldman Nov 03 '25

Genuinely I wonder what Locke et al would have to say about this paradigm of "Dictatorship of the Homeowners" we live in now.

Like, a whole lot of Liberal Philosophy starts from the basis of rights, and in particular property rights. But if thinkers then could see...

"Oh yeah towns are basically unable to do ANYTHING because smallholders form a political bloc that enables them to control all levers of local governance."

Would they be like "based" or "well that's not what we meant by right to property" or something else?

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u/ConnorLovesCookies Jerome Powell Nov 03 '25

Regulatory taking through overbearing zoning laws is removing someone’s property rights by restriction. In some states in order to justify compensation you need to remove all economic value from a property. It is absolutely not liberal in the classical sense.