▲ 158 ▼ Doug Wilson Wants The Bible To Determine Tax Rates (www.peoplefor.org) submitted 17 hours ago by time2lose@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 88 points 15 hours ago (2 children) Okay, fine. But you have to do all of it. That means nobody can change more than 10% interest and there has to be a jubilee every 50 years where all debts are forgiven and all land is returned to its original owner. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 11 hours ago Happy 250th anniversary, America! Bye bye debt! permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 15 points 12 hours ago (5 children) Who is the “original owner” of land? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago If we are applying it to the US, I would say Native Americans. Originally, this law was because land could only be leased for at most 50 years. It could not be sold. That feels appropriate since most , if not all, Native American groups didn't consider the land to be something that could be owned. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TraipsersWill@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago A mat of single-celled organisms, that floated on a shallow sea over what is now Nebraska, 3.5 billion years ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago In ancient times? The king. Maybe not the original owner, but good luck arguing that when the soldiers come to evict you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 10 points 12 hours ago Dolphins permalink fedilink source parent [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago The sea! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 11 hours ago Happy 250th anniversary, America! Bye bye debt! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 15 points 12 hours ago (5 children) Who is the “original owner” of land? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago If we are applying it to the US, I would say Native Americans. Originally, this law was because land could only be leased for at most 50 years. It could not be sold. That feels appropriate since most , if not all, Native American groups didn't consider the land to be something that could be owned. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TraipsersWill@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago A mat of single-celled organisms, that floated on a shallow sea over what is now Nebraska, 3.5 billion years ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago In ancient times? The king. Maybe not the original owner, but good luck arguing that when the soldiers come to evict you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 10 points 12 hours ago Dolphins permalink fedilink source parent [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago The sea! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago If we are applying it to the US, I would say Native Americans. Originally, this law was because land could only be leased for at most 50 years. It could not be sold. That feels appropriate since most , if not all, Native American groups didn't consider the land to be something that could be owned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TraipsersWill@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago A mat of single-celled organisms, that floated on a shallow sea over what is now Nebraska, 3.5 billion years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago In ancient times? The king. Maybe not the original owner, but good luck arguing that when the soldiers come to evict you. permalink fedilink source parent