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Property Rights Saved the Pilgrims from Starvation

Gregory Brittain

Property Rights Saved the Pilgrims from Starvation

FYI, the rest of the story (you may not have heard) regarding the Pilgrims and #Thanksgiving.

The #Pilgrims initially tried #socialism, and surprise, surprise, did not have enough food.  Once they instituted #PropertyRights and gave each family their own parcel of land, they had plenty of food.

#PrivateProperty and the Pilgrims

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/11/27/private-property-and-the-pilgrims/?tid=pm_national_pop

Property Rights Saved the Pilgrims from Starvation

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/11/27/WaPo-Property-Rights-Saved-Pilgrims-from-Starvation