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Maybe there is an option... Edgar 12-20-2007
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Posted by Edgar on December 20, 2007, 1:43 pm
If you've got the money:

http://www.privateislandsonline.com/

:-)

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Posted by Warm Worm on December 31, 2007, 1:47 pm

> "Edgar"> wrote
>> If you've got the money:
>>
>> http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
>
> I wouldn't trust it.
> I've been dealing with islands for more than 10 years now and they are
> unique animals.
> Everything is owned already by somebody somewhere and an island is no
> different.
> For the past 5 years a faction of the gov't has been buying up large
> chunks of land from private owners on several of the islands off the coast
> of FL.
> They ban people from being on the land and with the corp of engineers make
> it a wildlife preserve.
> Even islands out in the middle of the pacific are owned by somebody.
> I've spent quite a bit of time on google earth looking at obscure islands
> and then running them down online to see whats what.
> If you happen to buy an island you are still subject to the rules of the
> overbearing gov't where that ownership is based.
> I remember an incident a few years ago on a private island off the coast
> of Maine I believe where the owners spent considerable money making
> themselves self sufficient on said island but the local gov't STILL made
> them pay huge fees for stuff they will never use, like 911, trash
> collection, etc.
> It went to court and the owners lost.
> Things are too far along now, everyone must answer to someone else.

Until space-travel's as about as convenient as taking a plane, land will be
finite-- as opposed to how much money you can earn.
Privately hoarding lots of land with lots of money is probably not a good
idea.
Land is for everyone.



Posted by Warm Worm on December 31, 2007, 7:18 pm
Don wrote:
>>> "Edgar"> wrote
>>>> If you've got the money:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
>>> I wouldn't trust it.
>>> I've been dealing with islands for more than 10 years now and they are
>>> unique animals.
>>> Everything is owned already by somebody somewhere and an island is no
>>> different.
>>> For the past 5 years a faction of the gov't has been buying up large
>>> chunks of land from private owners on several of the islands off the
>>> coast of FL.
>>> They ban people from being on the land and with the corp of engineers
>>> make it a wildlife preserve.
>>> Even islands out in the middle of the pacific are owned by somebody.
>>> I've spent quite a bit of time on google earth looking at obscure islands
>>> and then running them down online to see whats what.
>>> If you happen to buy an island you are still subject to the rules of the
>>> overbearing gov't where that ownership is based.
>>> I remember an incident a few years ago on a private island off the coast
>>> of Maine I believe where the owners spent considerable money making
>>> themselves self sufficient on said island but the local gov't STILL made
>>> them pay huge fees for stuff they will never use, like 911, trash
>>> collection, etc.
>>> It went to court and the owners lost.
>>> Things are too far along now, everyone must answer to someone else.
>> Until space-travel's as about as convenient as taking a plane, land will
>> be finite-- as opposed to how much money you can earn.
>> Privately hoarding lots of land with lots of money is probably not a good
>> idea.
>> Land is for everyone.
>
> Mine ain't.

Sure it is.

Posted by Warm Worm on January 1, 2008, 4:20 pm

>
>> Don wrote:
>>>>> "Edgar"> wrote
>>>>>> If you've got the money:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
>>>>> I wouldn't trust it.
>>>>> I've been dealing with islands for more than 10 years now and they are
>>>>> unique animals.
>>>>> Everything is owned already by somebody somewhere and an island is no
>>>>> different.
>>>>> For the past 5 years a faction of the gov't has been buying up large
>>>>> chunks of land from private owners on several of the islands off the
>>>>> coast of FL.
>>>>> They ban people from being on the land and with the corp of engineers
>>>>> make it a wildlife preserve.
>>>>> Even islands out in the middle of the pacific are owned by somebody.
>>>>> I've spent quite a bit of time on google earth looking at obscure
>>>>> islands and then running them down online to see whats what.
>>>>> If you happen to buy an island you are still subject to the rules of
>>>>> the overbearing gov't where that ownership is based.
>>>>> I remember an incident a few years ago on a private island off the
>>>>> coast of Maine I believe where the owners spent considerable money
>>>>> making themselves self sufficient on said island but the local gov't
>>>>> STILL made them pay huge fees for stuff they will never use, like 911,
>>>>> trash collection, etc.
>>>>> It went to court and the owners lost.
>>>>> Things are too far along now, everyone must answer to someone else.
>>>>
>>>> Until space-travel's as about as convenient as taking a plane, land
>>>> will be finite-- as opposed to how much money you can earn.
>>>> Privately hoarding lots of land with lots of money is probably not a
>>>> good idea.
>>>> Land is for everyone.
>>>
>>> Mine ain't.
>>
>> Sure it is.
>
> People that say that stuff don't own any.
> If they did, by their own principle they'd have to give it to others.

You can't give something you don't own in the first place.



Posted by Warm Worm on January 1, 2008, 7:39 pm

>
>>
>>>
>>>> Don wrote:
>>>>>>> "Edgar"> wrote
>>>>>>>> If you've got the money:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.privateislandsonline.com/
>>>>>>> I wouldn't trust it.
>>>>>>> I've been dealing with islands for more than 10 years now and they
>>>>>>> are unique animals.
>>>>>>> Everything is owned already by somebody somewhere and an island is
>>>>>>> no different.
>>>>>>> For the past 5 years a faction of the gov't has been buying up large
>>>>>>> chunks of land from private owners on several of the islands off the
>>>>>>> coast of FL.
>>>>>>> They ban people from being on the land and with the corp of
>>>>>>> engineers make it a wildlife preserve.
>>>>>>> Even islands out in the middle of the pacific are owned by somebody.
>>>>>>> I've spent quite a bit of time on google earth looking at obscure
>>>>>>> islands and then running them down online to see whats what.
>>>>>>> If you happen to buy an island you are still subject to the rules of
>>>>>>> the overbearing gov't where that ownership is based.
>>>>>>> I remember an incident a few years ago on a private island off the
>>>>>>> coast of Maine I believe where the owners spent considerable money
>>>>>>> making themselves self sufficient on said island but the local gov't
>>>>>>> STILL made them pay huge fees for stuff they will never use, like
>>>>>>> 911, trash collection, etc.
>>>>>>> It went to court and the owners lost.
>>>>>>> Things are too far along now, everyone must answer to someone else.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Until space-travel's as about as convenient as taking a plane, land
>>>>>> will be finite-- as opposed to how much money you can earn.
>>>>>> Privately hoarding lots of land with lots of money is probably not a
>>>>>> good idea.
>>>>>> Land is for everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mine ain't.
>>>>
>>>> Sure it is.
>>>
>>> People that say that stuff don't own any.
>>> If they did, by their own principle they'd have to give it to others.
>>
>> You can't give something you don't own in the first place.
>
> If they don't own any, what property are they talking about?

Presumably the property that's assumed is owned.



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