Comprehensive Liberalism

Non-aggression
No one should initiate force against another. Freedom should only be limited by the equal freedom of others.

Self-ownership
Our person, life, time, and work are our own private property. Previous work can be stored as wealth and a return on the use of that wealth is also private property. Private property can be transferred to others through voluntary exchanges.

Joint ownership of nature
None of us created nature, so nature is not private property. Each person has an equal right to use natural resources. Those using more than their share owe a dividend to the others.

Joint ownership of community created resources
Some resources are created by the community working together. These resources are not private property and each person in the community has an equal ownership of them. Those who economically benefit from community resources owe a dividend to the others to the extent that they benefit. Each person is responsible to contribute their part to the community.

Pragmatism
Practical social rules are needed to protect freedom. Agreement on comprehensive doctrines is not necessary. Solutions to common problems should be judged by how well they work in practice. Transitions to greater freedom should not make matters worse.

Mixed economy
Free markets seem to work better at making economic choices than governments in most cases. Liberal democratic governments seem to work better than markets for protection of equal freedom and for acting as our agent for jointly owned property. Dividends on jointly owned property should be set high enough to assure the basics of life for all and equal opportunity for all, while maintaining adequate incentives.