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Re:Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged ... by skybrian on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:52PM (#37164587)
Legal rights can be created by passing laws. It’s possible to pass a law giving people a right to payment by the government (for example, a pension). Such payments can be used to buy goods and services that take labor as an input.
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Re:Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged ... by cheald on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:07PM (#37164863)
That's more correctly called an "entitlement" rather than a "right", IMO.
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Re:Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged ... by skybrian on Thursday August 17, 2023 @06:39PM (#37169173)
It looks like an entitlement is one kind of legal right.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights

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