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Property enforcement is just as involuntary as taxation. Restriction of freedom is an inevitable consequence of scarcity. People cannot have everything they wa
by aninhumer 10y ago
Property enforcement is just as involuntary as taxation.
Restriction of freedom is an inevitable consequence of scarcity. People cannot have everything they want, so you have to have some system which decides who gets what, and punishes people who try to step outside it.
Whether you're locking someone up for theft or tax evasion, it's equally coercive.
- monort 10y agoYes, the property enforcement is involuntary, but in the absence of property slavery is not unethical. If there is no property, then why slaves have a better claim to their body and work, than someone else? Either the idea of property is accepted implicitly, or it is ethical to enslave in some situations.
- aninhumer 10y agoI'm not sure I follow your reasoning? Are you suggesting that control of ones labour is inextricably linked to property rights? Being able to decide how to spend your time, and having exclusive access to particular resources are completely separate things.