Re:Controlling your own wealth as a basic human right
by narag on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:41PM
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Since I cannot answer you, I will answer me.
That depends what you mean by "safely". Plenty of countries charge property taxes, and many have eminent domain laws which can force you to surrender land. Property is not absolute, nor do I think it should be.
Of course property is not absolute, it's you who said it, not me.
Which is why I don't think these kind of economic decisions should be considered Human Rights.
That's not a good point. Free speech is a human right and it's not absolute, is it?
Anyway, you're missing the point. What we are talking about (if for no other reason, because that was TFA's point) is safety for personal wealth that was acquired legally and after due taxes are paid. We're talking about arbitrary seizure, not about taxes.
Actually I have learned today that for some reason, there is people that conflates them. So it's either communism or wild capitalism. Honestly I didn't expect that.
That depends what you mean by "safely". Plenty of countries charge property taxes, and many have eminent domain laws which can force you to surrender land. Property is not absolute, nor do I think it should be.
Of course property is not absolute, it's you who said it, not me.
Which is why I don't think these kind of economic decisions should be considered Human Rights.
That's not a good point. Free speech is a human right and it's not absolute, is it?
Anyway, you're missing the point. What we are talking about (if for no other reason, because that was TFA's point) is safety for personal wealth that was acquired legally and after due taxes are paid. We're talking about arbitrary seizure, not about taxes.
Actually I have learned today that for some reason, there is people that conflates them. So it's either communism or wild capitalism. Honestly I didn't expect that.