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You make it sound like you don't think people (or corporations) should be able to own property.

I hate to burst your bubble, but someone is going to own the property. And if you insist on it being the government, you are going to severely disappointed by what happens next.



> You make it sound like you don't think people (or corporations) should be able to own property.

Ideas aren't property. Copyright law, patent law, trademark law, service mark law… they used to be very different to property law, and for good reason. “Intellectual property” is the power to silence your critics, sue your competitors and profit from other people's work – if you have enough money to throw your weight around. (Contrast with copyright, which lets you get a cut from those publishing your work; or trademark, which protects your professional reputation…)




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