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Old 11-30-2007, 02:49 PM
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Default Re: Argh property rights debate

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2) in the beginning all property was owned in common

#2 is part of that first taking argument, and seems obviously true if one takes a timeline back far enough. In fact this is similar to using the paradigm that all property is part of a share corporation called EarthInc.

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This only works if everyone agrees with it. So, social norms again. In other words, you can't argue against a natural right in property being bogus by simply asserting a different set of natural rights.
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