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Article: Hope floats.(Brief article)
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- August 1, 2008
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SEASTEADING--homesteading on the high seas--is an idea that has long attracted libertarians, along with others who would like to see a little more competition between forms of social organization. The idea is to get out into international waters and set up a floating outpost (or 12, or 1,200) from which people can come and go, experimenting with different types of legal, social, and contractual arrangements. The basic unit, consisting of essential infrastructure and plenty of space to moor your boat, might be something like the platform imagined above.
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