State property is property owned by the state anything registered with the "state" becomes 'State property'. Such property may also referred to crown property. In most states, the state owns zoos, libraries, schools, and parks; some is reserved for restricted use, such as military bases and research laboratories.
Anarcho-capitalists argue that because taxation is theft, the state cannot possess any just property, and therefore it is acceptable for individuals to seize state property for their own use. The Market for Liberty suggests that in the wake of the state's demise, state property should be considered unowned property that anyone can occupy and claim as their own rightful property under the homestead principle. This would help counteract the effects of eliminating welfare and government jobs by giving opportunities to the poor and to victims of discrimination.
Famous quotes containing the words state and/or property:
“I can never suppose this country so far lost to all ideas of self-importance as to be willing to grant America independence; if that could ever be adopted I shall despair of this country being ever preserved from a state of inferiority and consequently falling into a very low class among the European States.”
—George III (1738–1820)
“There is no such thing as “the Queen’s English.” The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares!”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)