Land management by bureaucratic mandate is a threat to everyone. All property owners, individually, must be allowed to determine the function and use of their own property, so long as such use does not adversely affect the function or use of property of others. We maintain that conservation methods can succeed best when the rights of the individual land owner are respected. The best protection for the environment will come from the strengthening of property rights of property and resource owners. Pollution of the environment is a property rights issue.
Pollution is a trespass against the rights of other property owners.
Those affected by pollution should be able to hold accountable and fully liable those responsible for such pollution. Therefore, we call for the repeal of all taxes on real estate and property. Pending such repeal, we call for immediate halt to all liens and foreclosures that have resulted from nonpayment of taxes. We propose to replace the property tax as a source of funding for local government through privatization, budget cuts, user fees and voluntary revenue sources. We recognize that a tax on productivity inhibits incentive, discourages growth and results in needless administrative costs.