http://monoblogue.us/2007/01/06/the-downtown-plazas-not-the-only-place/ I've presented news and views from Maryland's Eastern Shore since 2005, but my writing can be found at several conservative websites. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://monoblogue.us/2007/01/06/the-downtown-plazas-not-the-only-place/comment-page-1/#comment-12371 tkc Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:16:22 +0000 http://monoblogue.us/?p=342#comment-12371 I think you hit something with the 'pride of ownership' comment. You own your yard and so you don't want it to be an eyesore. It would reflect badly on you. This is not true for collective ownership. Road litter is an example. You pay for them but you don't really own them. You expect someone to keep them up but they don't really do it. So who is to blame? The direct owner is tough to pin down. Is it the state or is it the people of the state? Should you, as part owner, be responisble for its upkeep or should your taxes cover that? Certainly people should not litter in public places but collective ownership leaves it open to abuse. I think you hit something with the ‘pride of ownership’ comment. You own your yard and so you don’t want it to be an eyesore. It would reflect badly on you.
This is not true for collective ownership. Road litter is an example. You pay for them but you don’t really own them. You expect someone to keep them up but they don’t really do it. So who is to blame? The direct owner is tough to pin down. Is it the state or is it the people of the state? Should you, as part owner, be responisble for its upkeep or should your taxes cover that?
Certainly people should not litter in public places but collective ownership leaves it open to abuse.

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