Legitimate ownership of property can be gained in the following ways: • Purchase/trade with a legitimate owner • Receiving as gift from a legitimate owner •

Legitimate ownership of property can be gained in the following ways: • Purchase/trade with a legitimate owner • Receiving as gift from a legitimate owner • Creation of discovery where there is no legitimate owner Otherwise, we call gaining property “theft”. For example by using threats of violence to coerce others to give you what they legitimately own. The sin of democratic governments is that they are all about gaining property in non-voluntary ways. When I vote for a candidate who promises my interest group money taken from others, I am just stealing with a proxy. That is why representative democracy is not ethical or good. Note that this does not make kings or emperors ethical either. The right way to resolve disputes and protect property without a state would be with agreements between clients, insurance companies, and dispute resolution companies, just like how businesses in their contracts write that in case of dispute, company X will decide who is in the right. Those who think they can plan other people’s lives, and who today aspire to work in government and centrally plan on behalf of others against their will, should instead open advice columns in newspapers. If they are so good at planning for others, they’ll be widely successful, but I have my doubts. Case in point: Norway has 10x the amount of oil as America, and infinitely more than Switzerland, a country devoid of natural resources. Norway has a huge coastline and many ports - Switzerland is land locked. Yet you’re 4x as likely to be a millionaire, the average person makes more in CH before and after taxes. This is clearly due to Norwegians choosing high regulation, high tax, and limited personal freedom. With their head start of massive oil resources, the average Norwegian should live better than the average swiss. But incentives for central planners are inherently inefficient.