> I wonder, is the enforcement of this artificial notion of property rights a form of coercion? If it didn't exist, would the plumber still choose to fix pipes

> I wonder, is the enforcement of this artificial notion of property rights a form of coercion? If it didn't exist, would the plumber still choose to fix pipes all day? It is going to be hard to have a reasonable conversation if you want to invert the meaning of words. In your hypothetical world if you attempt to take my property I'm the one being coercive if I attempt to stop you? There is an enormous body of knowledge regarding the value of property rights and the connection to economic prosperity. You seem to be rejecting that body of knowledge and advocating for a Hobbsian 'state of nature'.