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that's a ridiculous cope, they rent the car they do not own it, the bank owns it
by em1sar 4y ago
that's a ridiculous cope, they rent the car they do not own it, the bank owns it
- southerntofu 4y agoBy this standard, nobody owns anything: as long as you pay property taxes, you're just renting from the State. I don't entirely disagree with this interpretation: as others have pointed out, whatever you "own" can be quickly expropriated by local powers to build a highway, airport, stadium...
- psychoslave 4y agoAnd local powers can be dismantled, or see part of its territory being annexed by an other sovereign power. As we say, nothing lasts forever. In that regard, ownership is more like "sizing the window in a large enough shape so that all stakeholders are convinced that it will never be required to put special attention on it again, despite ineluctable changes". Maybe privileges, responsibilities and liability are less delusional terms for that matter.
- hgomersall 4y agoMoreover, the state protects what you "own" from being appropriated by the person with the bigger club. "Private property" very much depends on public goodwill.