> These obligations don't come with modern property rights. In fact, there is barely a concept of obligations that come with property or rights anymore. In som

> These obligations don't come with modern property rights. In fact, there is barely a concept of obligations that come with property or rights anymore. In some places, these obligations do exist, at least in theory. The German Grundgesetz Article 14, for example, states: "(2) Property entails obligations. Its use shall also serve the public good." [0] Which is often quoted but these days rarely actually enforced/acted upon, the opposite is becoming far more common (privatization of common goods/services or straight up bailing out private companies with public money) like recent pushes to privatize German Autobahn [1] or when the public is bailing out massive private companies, like it happened with the banking crisis of 2008 [2], nuclear waste deals [3] or most recently bailing out German car manufacturers for Dieselgate [4]. [0] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0090 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.h... [1] http://www.dw.com/en/german-autobahns-backdoor-privatization-row/a-39036565 http://www.dw.com/en/german-autobahns-backdoor-privatization... [2] http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/subprime-bailouts-in-germany-taxpayers-forced-to-cover-risk-of-banks-folly-a-546586.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/subprime-bailou... [3] http://www.dw.com/en/german-government-does-nuclear-waste-deal-with-energy-companies/a-36089376 http://www.dw.com/en/german-government-does-nuclear-waste-de... [4] https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/disbelief-at-plan-for-german-taxpayers-to-pay-for-dieselgate-1.3395183 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/manufacturing/disbelief-...