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In reply to the discussion: South African White Farmers' Land to be Seized in Controversial Land Redistribution Claim [View all]john657
(1,058 posts)63. Thank you.
Some of the uninformed comments on this site just makes me shake my head in disbelief.
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South African White Farmers' Land to be Seized in Controversial Land Redistribution Claim [View all]
Calista241
Aug 2018
OP
So fuck your wife, children or parents? The State deserves your property more? Not.
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#39
Thank you! Inherited wealth is one of the biggest social ills of modern civilization
Coventina
Aug 2018
#43
I didn't argue against any tax, you said do away with inheritance, that is not a tax..
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#44
Because we worked our ass off to make it successful, with the intent to leave it to my kids to run,
john657
Aug 2018
#47
And, my business supports other businesses who supply my business with materials
john657
Aug 2018
#51
Wow. That's truly sad. I thought as democrats we believed that part of the societal
Coventina
Aug 2018
#149
And part of the reason it is so difficult to get by, is the hoarding done by the rich.
Coventina
Aug 2018
#157
No estate should be more than $5 million dollars, max, bequeathed to individuals.
Coventina
Aug 2018
#162
If I win the lottery I have to pay taxes. You started the business...taxes need to be paid by the
Demsrule86
Aug 2018
#163
Yes. Old time white land owners killed thousands of indigenous people to protect their land.
Hoyt
Aug 2018
#105
And yet it is still possible to have legally obtained land in S Africa recently..
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#109
You should go see a doctor for that torn tendon you suffered reaching for that conclusion.
john657
Aug 2018
#119
I do, and I've said it plenty of times before including to your buddy GGJohn. Sorry to hear of his
Hoyt
Aug 2018
#136
Personal attacks....the definite sign someone has lost a argument on the internet.
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#118
It's a can of worms most don't want to open but it's similar too who are the original owners...
brush
Aug 2018
#14
If they do, hopefully they will also provide financing and education to run a succesful farm
FrodosNewPet
Aug 2018
#9
So it is then. The country will have to build itself. Easier to do without white supremacy though.
brush
Aug 2018
#68
It's not ideal. I agree. The country will have to build itself up if there are no takers.
brush
Aug 2018
#69
So glad you posted. There are subjects when posted tell you immediately who will attend,
Judi Lynn
Aug 2018
#123
Game farms help keep African species numbers healthier then small subsistence farms will.
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#36
Give me a break. These people make their living off of getting trophy hunters' rocks off.
Coventina
Aug 2018
#50
There are MANY organizations working with farmers to ensure that both humans and animals
Coventina
Aug 2018
#57
Turning large game preserves into small farms will be a net loss of habitat for the animals..
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#59
Well managed farms are better for the wildlife than being chased, cornered, and massacred to prove a
Coventina
Aug 2018
#61
Not surprisingly farms are fenced in and discourage large herds of animals eating and..
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#64
Yes, because game farms are the only places in SA where herds of grazing animals live.
Coventina
Aug 2018
#140
Show me a farm (not a ranch) with herds of wildebeest and gazelle and Cape Buffalo.,,
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#147
"many wildlife organizations are working with farmers to make their farms accommodating.."
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#100
I'm Muscogee. But I live on land that once belonged to the Comanche Nation.
Jake Stern
Aug 2018
#108