In truth, America was never really founded as a free society. It has always been a propertied society. At the start, one needed to be a property owner to be accorded rights. The very embodiment of this notion was slavery, where people were property. Even in todays society, a person without property is at a distinct disadvantage. At least in the Founders day, property was nearly free if you were willing to work it. Could never find me a bank for a home loan. I have spent over $150,000 in this house and I have nothing. Banks own our society. Samuel Adams was considered suspect by many member of the Continental. In the debates on confederation, the question concerning the original claims by the states of lands to the west. Adams plan was denounced as the redistribution of property.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 05:17:15 +0000
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