The monopolization of land is antithetical to a free market . To his credit, Dave Nolan, founder of the Libertarian Party, has done so. So we now arrive at our favorite version of the fable. It takes into account the points so rightly made by Al Date in his criticism of the libertarian parody version. The ants work hard all summer, producing products and services, such as in manufacturing, farming, and transportation.
Grasshoppers laugh and dance and play all summer, without producing anything.
Some grasshoppers are somewhat productive, providing building maintenance for their tenants. But then libertarians raised a fuss, since they're against taxes. Go right ahead and collect these land payments from the ants. And they did. And they still do .