Difference between revisions of "What Is Property?"
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| + | ==Are human rights property rights?== | ||
| + | No, because they lack too many of the component rights of property. For one, they are not transferable: you cannot sell your human rights because they are inalienable. Libertarians sometimes claim that all rights are property rights. Frequently they say this to claim human rights are not real rights, but otherwise they are simply wrong. Both options are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrustes#Cultural_references Procrustean]. | ||
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| + | ==Are property rights human rights?== | ||
| + | Only in the sense that humans sometimes have them. That claim is part of the plutocratic propaganda that would privilege the rich and corporations by protecting inequality. | ||
==Are there different rights for public property?== | ==Are there different rights for public property?== | ||
