Monday, May 21, 2007

Collective farm


I'm not certain of the legalities involved in forming a collective, but I had the idea that this could really help land reform over time. This idea needs some serious editing, but the basic is as follows: Anyone can join their property to the collective and live on it free in perpetuity. profit from the property is added to a trust and taxes are paid from the trust. Whatever the leftover money is used for depends on the votes of the members – although whoever contributes money to the trust can put as many limits as they like on its use- for example, if John mason contributes 20 000$, and 19 000 are left after taxes are paid, then he can limit its use to “buying fertilizer and replacing farm equipment in the Okanagan Valley”. For this Idea to be worth the time, the Collective would have to at least get The Mineral rights to its own property. As well, Money contributed to the collective during the last season should have some influence on how many votes members have. I'd appreciate input on this idea!

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