The range of notions goes from the monopoly ownership of all land by one individual, to the common ownership of all land by the collective. The Libertarian Party philosophy is incomplete. It tells us how to behave regarding ownership, but it does not explain what initially constitutes ownership. A more focused inquiry is necessary. We suggest economics, ecology and evolution as brought together in human natural history.
Libertarians believe each individual has the right to life, liberty, and property.
Yet, we cannot truly have these without an equal access to natural resources. Government since its earliest beginnings has prevented equal access. We agree with Thomas Paine and others that the government system of unequal rights to land has distorted the equity of opportunity in the state of nature and the unearned value from land should be returned to all as just compensation for their loss of opportunity to share in the bounty of nature, because of the landownership system established by the State. As we consider this proposition we need to keep in mind the libertarian principle, initiate no harm. Neither of these ownership systems honor the libertarian idea of initiate no harm, as they do economic harm.