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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by buck4roo on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @07:17AM (#17765193)
> the founders knew that if the majority of voters didn't have property then they would eventually just vote to take away the property of others.

That argument seems to fly in the face of the 5th Amendment:

"... nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by c22 on Wednesday August 15, 2018 @11:01AM (#17766521)
I don't get it, by my reading that amendment supports the argument.
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