Being in the position of a government means 1. you gained power through popular support 2. through force. Ideally it's through popular support. Even if that means focusing on a single state/province and then expanding outwards.
People will largely be left alone.
Peace. The military is under government control by defacto.
Land. The government will use existing government lands. And will slowly purchase the rest. Laws may be in place where the gov. gets first right to purchase lands. And will have priority over foreign buyers of property. Slowly, all lands will be bought up and these parcels will be distributed.
Bread. Gov. will work existing government lands. And much like with "Land" will have first rights to buy existing mines, forestries, etc.
Through a bit of propaganda, a solid voter/support base will be maintained because they will have their own pieces of land, and basic incomes.
I was thinking 50acres. And you're absolutely right. The plots will be wildly diverse in quality. However, they don't need to live or work on it. They can continue living their life as they do normally, and never think of the plot that they have. And when they die, the state will redistribute it, or they can leave it to someone.
They are the legal owners of that land, and if they want to work it, or rent it out even, it is up to them. But they are the legal owners - they can't be cheated out of it. Theirs until they die.
Each plot has one legal owner. A plot owner can have as many people as they wish living on the land. Each family member at 18yrs will have their own plots, but they may all decide to never use it, and just live on one.
Some scheme could be allowed to allow people to choose plots next other plots. They can treat it as one giant 1000acre plot if they wish, but each plot is still legally separated and has its own legal owner.
There will be basic gov. schools. To learn basic language, math, social skills, laws of the country. Private schools from families to corporations can fill the rest.
A state is a predefined population and border. And the people in that country should be a microcosm of that. There is a predefined legal owner and their borders. They have a decision to do what they like. Continue living as they always have, and forget about the land, or work the land, or rent it out. But in the end, they have their own little kingdom that they can retreat to.
There are many ways a person can utilize their property. Not just agriculture. Mega corporations like Walmart will still exist. But the lands that they will be on will have a defined legal owner. Corporations will not be treated as people. There will always be a person you can point to and say "That is the legal owner."
Welfare state should be an oxymoron. A state should mean a defined border and people. And the state should hold those people as priority over all others. If not, then what's the point of a state?
It's dumbfounding that there aren't stories or short stories from "leftist" about a protagonists daily routine in their utopia. Not just an interesting story, but also a case study, addressing certain issues, and playing them out.
