Difference between revisions of "What Is Property?"
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==The Nature of Property== | ==The Nature of Property== | ||
| − | Property is [[Bundle of Rights|a specific set of rights]] that are coercively enforced. Without coercive enforcement, there are no rights, there are only claims. Property is only as strong and secure as its enforcement, which is why property enforcement is generally by coercive social organizations such as governments, clans, feudal systems, etc. Individuals generally cannot create and maintain property because they are not nearly as powerful as social organizations. Thus, in modern nations, governments create and maintain property. All property reduces liberty of all others by creating enforced duties to respect the property. This is a tradeoff, between the benefits of property and the reduction of liberty by duties. | + | Property is [[Bundle of Rights|a specific set of rights]] that are coercively enforced. Without coercive enforcement, there are no rights, there are only claims (so-called moral rights.) Property is only as strong and secure as its enforcement, which is why property enforcement is generally by coercive social organizations such as governments, clans, feudal systems, etc. Individuals generally cannot create and maintain property because they are not nearly as powerful as social organizations. Thus, in modern nations, governments create and maintain property. All property reduces liberty of all others by creating enforced duties to respect the property. This is a tradeoff, between the benefits of property and the reduction of liberty by duties. |
For a general overview of the nature of rights, see: [[What Are Rights?]] | For a general overview of the nature of rights, see: [[What Are Rights?]] | ||
