Comments on: Zoning As Theft http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/ Sat, 17 May 2008 09:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Zoning As Theft http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-45931 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:13:05 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-45931 [...] This is the cached version of http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/ We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. Zoning As Theft The Mises Institute has a thought provoking article on zoning, comparing it to theft. Zoning uses all the standard interventionist lines of thought, most notably the concepts of externalities and utility. Those who advocate zoning really believe that acting man does not have the ability to create communities that are functional and prosperous. Without plans and [...] Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:11:56 +0000 in Environment  on  yazadjal.com    http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/  -  Original Article [...] […] This is the cached version of http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/ We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. Zoning As Theft The Mises Institute has a thought provoking article on zoning, comparing it to theft. Zoning uses all the standard interventionist lines of thought, most notably the concepts of externalities and utility. Those who advocate zoning really believe that acting man does not have the ability to create communities that are functional and prosperous. Without plans and […] Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:11:56 +0000 in Environment  on  yazadjal.com    http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/  -  Original Article […]

]]> by: AB http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-22527 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:46:03 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-22527 I'll go further in the analysis: zoning forbids people to buy certain rights, it is theft only for the person who owned the home when the laws were passed. If the laws were repelled tomorrow, you still couldn't build a peep-show next to the school, because the State prevented you to buy the right to do. This, in itself is of course coercive, but the deed is done, you didn't buy the right. This raises the question of who now owns that right? I think that right has been destroyed, much like property can be destroyed, waste can be destroyed etc. I’ll go further in the analysis: zoning forbids people to buy certain rights, it is theft only for the person who owned the home when the laws were passed. If the laws were repelled tomorrow, you still couldn’t build a peep-show next to the school, because the State prevented you to buy the right to do. This, in itself is of course coercive, but the deed is done, you didn’t buy the right. This raises the question of who now owns that right? I think that right has been destroyed, much like property can be destroyed, waste can be destroyed etc.

]]> by: AB http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-22484 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-22484 The problem with breaking zoning laws is that people expect them to be enforced. In the absence of coercive zoning laws, there would be free market arrangement that would legitimately create zoning laws. Two guys buy houses close to each other, the first one plants a huge tree in his garden making shadow on the other guy's garden. The other guy is sad. Forecasting that scenario, an intelligent investor would have bought the two houses, and sold them by witholding some rights, such as planting big shadow making trees. By doing that, he is able to make a profit, the legitimate regulation he created added value to the land. Now assume there is zoning law, you and your neighbor buy houses, you cannot plant big trees. The zoning laws are repelled, you plant a big tree, your neighbor is unhappy. Sure, if you look at it, repelling zoning laws is the only ethical thing to do, but to be quite honest, that is a tiny bit unfair to people who bought property. On consequential grounds, it's not really that good. Zoning laws should be phased out. The problem with breaking zoning laws is that people expect them to be enforced.
In the absence of coercive zoning laws, there would be free market arrangement that would legitimately create zoning laws.

Two guys buy houses close to each other, the first one plants a huge tree in his garden making shadow on the other guy’s garden. The other guy is sad.

Forecasting that scenario, an intelligent investor would have bought the two houses, and sold them by witholding some rights, such as planting big shadow making trees. By doing that, he is able to make a profit, the legitimate regulation he created added value to the land.

Now assume there is zoning law, you and your neighbor buy houses, you cannot plant big trees. The zoning laws are repelled, you plant a big tree, your neighbor is unhappy.

Sure, if you look at it, repelling zoning laws is the only ethical thing to do, but to be quite honest, that is a tiny bit unfair to people who bought property. On consequential grounds, it’s not really that good. Zoning laws should be phased out.

]]> by: Ajay http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-15073 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:32:51 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-15073 Keep it up.Thought provoking analysis. Keep it up.Thought provoking analysis.

]]> by: Ajay http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-15072 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:30:46 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-15072 We should look for solutons rather pointing fingers on others.How many real solution u have in your mind beside critising?I agree burecracy is worst in our country but I would say we as a society too lacking in opposing things which matters to us.See,US,Europe and other western countries how collectively they oppose even smaller issues.So, not only one organ ,goverment has lost its path but we too as individual too lost ,who always see short court rather fighting for justice. We should look for solutons rather pointing fingers on others.How many real solution u have in your mind beside critising?I agree burecracy is worst in our country but I would say we as a society too lacking in opposing things which matters to us.See,US,Europe and other western countries how collectively they oppose even smaller issues.So, not only one organ ,goverment has lost its path but we too as individual too lost ,who always see short court rather fighting for justice.

]]> by: Aditya Dash http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-7882 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:08:16 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-7882 you still did not adress the standard externality argument. The standard moral argument for classical liberal principles are usually pretty strong. Let me know if anyone has made a case by case analysis of zoning laws in India. you still did not adress the standard externality argument. The standard moral argument for classical liberal principles are usually pretty strong. Let me know if anyone has made a case by case analysis of zoning laws in India.

]]> by: Gelf Magazine http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-7864 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:17:15 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2006/03/22/zoning-as-theft/#comment-7864 <strong>Exposing Corruption in India...</strong> An interview with Aniruddha Bahal of Cobrapost.com, who used hidden cameras to bring down 10 parliament members.... Exposing Corruption in India…

An interview with Aniruddha Bahal of Cobrapost.com, who used hidden cameras to bring down 10 parliament members….

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