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And just out of curiosity, how far exactly do you think property rights should go? Is your right to own something more important than another persons right to
by gnaritas 11y ago
And just out of curiosity, how far exactly do you think property rights should go? Is your right to own something more important than another persons right to life? Property rights are a social construct granted to you by society at large, they don't have to be and are not absolute.
- aninhumer 11y agoOh I absolutely agree. Indeed, I often make a point of arguing against libertarians who try to take property rights as a moral prior, and I'm highly amused that so many people are now making the same argument against me... But if we're going to limit property rights, we should do so systematically by redistribution, not by allowing ad hoc violations. Predictability is the most important economic benefit of the rule of law.
- gnaritas 11y agoOK, just curious what your view was, I don't disagree.