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Land Ownership Makes No Sense

06/07/202321/04/2025dansa

“There’s no such thing as a good landlord” is a rallying cry of angry renters. In the future, it might be conventional morality that is simply wrong to own land.

In our times, owning land seems as natural as owning cars or houses. And this makes sense: The general presumption is that you can personally own anything, with rare exceptions for items such as dangerous weapons or archaeological artifacts. The idea of controlling territory, specifically, has a long tenure. Animals, warlords, and governments all do it, and the modern conception of “fee simple”—that is, unrestricted, perpetual, and private—land ownership has existed in English common law since the 13th century.

Yet by 1797, US founding father Thomas Paine was arguing that “the earth, in its natural uncultivated state” would always be “the common property of the human race,” and so landowners owed non-landowners compensation “for the loss of his or her her natural inheritance.”

A century later, economist Henry George saw that poverty was rising despite Increasing wealth and blamed this on our system of owning land. He proposed that land should be taxed at up to 100 percent of its “unimproved” value—we’ll get to that in a moment—allowing other forms

NFL Mock Draft: Making all six of the Panthers’ 2023 picks

17/04/202321/04/2025dansa

(LR) Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer, Linda Reich, new Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich, team owners David and Nicole Tepper and team president Kristi Coleman pose for photographs following Frank Reich's introductory press conference at Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. — (LR) Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer, Linda Reich, new Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich, team owners David and Nicole Tepper and team president Kristi Coleman pose for photographs following Frank Reich’s introductory press conference at Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

JEFF SINER

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The wait is almost over.

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In less than two weeks, the Panthers will be on the clock with the first overall pick. And since it’s Monday, The Observer is taking another swing at predicting how the draft weekend will go for Carolina.

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Previous Mike Kaye mock drafts: March 8 | March 20 | April 3

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Previous Ellis Williams mock drafts: March 13 | March 27 | April 10

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Below is our latest Panthers-only mock draft:

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First round, No. 1 (via CHI): Bryce Young, QB, Alabama

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The Panthers have used the first overall pick on Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud in my previous two mock drafts.

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However, like many other reporters over the past couple of weeks (shout out to our own Ellis Williams), I’ve had some recent conversations that make me believe that Alabama’s Bryce Young has a ton of momentum with the Panthers entering

Texas senators soften proposed prohibition on Chinese land purchases

10/04/2023dansa

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Lawmakers in the Texas Senate have revised a Gov. Greg Abbott-backed bill that would restrict land ownership by entities from China and three other countries, softening the language to still allow dual citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States to buy property in Texas.

Senate Bill 147 initially sought to ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea or Russia, drawing months of outcry. The bill’s author, Brenham Republican Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, said the legislation is aimed at stemming foreign influence in Texas agriculture and other sectors. It still prohibits the purchase or acquisition of property by a “governmental entity” of the four countries, by a company headquartered in the four countries, and by a company “directly or indirectly controlled” by a government of the four countries.

The original bill was heavily condemned by Asian American groups and lawmakers, who said its broad language would have made it impossible for many immigrants, entrepreneurs and green-card holders to buy homes or other property — while doing little to advance

Ukraine arrests two land plots in Lviv Oblast belonging to Medvedchuk wife Oksana Marchenko

05/04/2023dansa

A court seized land plots with real estate that Marchenko owned illegally and obtained through a fraud, the SBU said. The property is worth up to UAH 17.5 million ($476,000), the security service’s message reads.

Read also: Court sizes hidden assets of Oksana Marchenko worth over UAH 442 million

“The (land plots) are located in one of the best tourist spots in Lviv Oblast,” the SBU said.

“Medvedchuk’s wife started to illegally build a hotel complex there.”

The former head of the district land department was also convicted of criminal activity. He reported false information during 2004-2010 in order to issue state acts of land ownership in favor of Marchenko, the SBU said.

Read also: Medvedchuk’s daughter attends elite university in Moscow – Meduza

The official was served a notice of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Article 364 (abuse of power or position) and Part 2 of Article 366 (forgery). The case has been sent to court.

The SBU initiated the seizure of three land plots in Lviv Oblast illegally owned by Marchenko in August 2022. The investigation has been ongoing since then.

It was reported on Feb. 7 that

Study analyzes land ownership by location

06/03/2023dansa

Experts expect nearly 40% of American agricultural land will transition ownership in the next 15 years. As Kansas farmers retire and land is either sold or inherited by farming or non-farming heirs, the makeup and location of the new owners of that land has been changing over time, reports Kansas State University agricultural economist Robin Reid.

Reid worked with the Kansas Property Valuation Division of the Department of Revenue to analyze agricultural land ownership by location. The researchers used data from 2015, the last most complete year of data available. The results, reported in January, show that 84.5% of acres in the study are owned by individuals or entities living in Kansas. Of those, 54.6% live in the same county as their parcel.

The remaining 15.5% of acres were owned by individuals or entities living outside of Kansas; Texas tops the list at just over 1.2 million Kansas agricultural land acres owned by Texans. Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Missouri — states bordering Kansas — own the next-largest portions of Kansas ag land. California individuals and entities follow, with just under 450,000 acres.

Reid’s team offered a county-by-county analysis of land ownership in its report.

Cheyenne County. About 480 acres

Detroit council OKs land transfer with owners of Ambassador Bridge

22/02/2023dansa

Amid intense public scrutiny, the Detroit City Council voted to approve a land transfer deal with the Detroit International Bridge Co., despite fears from residents that it would lead to the decision of the surrounding community.

The land in question, 3085 W. Jefferson Ave., is the final piece of a 2015 agreement with the bridge company that included funds for improvements and upgrades to Riverside Park, among other conditions. Residents of the neighborhood surrounding the embed ground, called Hubbard Richard, urged city leaders to hold off on finalizing the agreement until a Community Benefits plan has been established and to prioritize the livelihood of the neighborhood over corporate greed.

In 2015, the city entered a land exchange agreement with the bridge company that was predicated on a number of requirements from each party, including a transfer of approximately 4.8 acres of waterfront property west of Riverside Park from the company to the city and a $5 million donation from the bridge company for enhancements to the park, $3 million of which has been given. The remaining $2 million for the park is conditioned upon the transfer of the final parcel of approximately 3.8 acres of land on Jefferson Avenue, this

Regional partnership reunites Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation with land

20/02/2023dansa

Nearly 7,800 hectares of ranch lands, along with grazing licenses for 56,000 hectares of land, are being returned to Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (SXFN) as part of treaty with the Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (NStQ).

“Our ancestors would be pleased with the acquisition of the BC Cattle Company,” Kukpi7 Hillary Adam, Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation. “Our Elders brought the land issue forward to governments many times over the years, but it always fell on deaf ears. Our resolve to acquire this land has never wavered, even after we learned the ranch sold earlier this year to a private purchaser. We never gave up hope that it would be ours someday and today with Stswecem’c Xget’tem as the new owners, we have something to celebrate.”

Kukpi7 Adam continued: “The concept of acquiring a fee for simple lands like ranch lands is not new to us. In 2008, Stswecem’c Xget’tem pursued the Circle S Ranch as part of the treaty land package, but at that time fee-simple lands were off the table, non-existent in the government’s mandate. Fast forward to 2022. Times have changed. Today, we’re witnessing a giant step in reconciliation with the provincial government, reconciling past injustices by returning land