I am sympathetic to this position. But I also suspect that in a parallel universe where I own the land, I am probably right now writing a sophisticated economical argument for why people should want, from behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance, that the land be owned by the people who have superior… uhm… land-owning skills. (Though if I own lots of land, I probably have a think tank to write these things for me.)
Then the debate might switch to open borders, et cetera, and we might end up debating nature versus culture, the repugnant conclusion, or that the planetary UBI actually wouldn’t turn out to be that much.
So I chose a smaller scope on purpose: my preferences. And I am stating them, not trying to justify them.
I am sympathetic to this position. But I also suspect that in a parallel universe where I own the land, I am probably right now writing a sophisticated economical argument for why people should want, from behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance, that the land be owned by the people who have superior… uhm… land-owning skills. (Though if I own lots of land, I probably have a think tank to write these things for me.)
Then the debate might switch to open borders, et cetera, and we might end up debating nature versus culture, the repugnant conclusion, or that the planetary UBI actually wouldn’t turn out to be that much.
So I chose a smaller scope on purpose: my preferences. And I am stating them, not trying to justify them.