Re:Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Bef...
by Karunamon on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:47PM
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That's a legal right, not a moral right. Strictly business, in other words.
Re:Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Bef...
by icandoitbetter on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:55PM
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The state gives you the "moral right" to your property by protecting it from others using violence. There's no such thing as private property without the state. That was my argument. I'm not taking a position on whether Saverin should've retained his citizenship and paid taxes or not.
Re:Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Bef...
by Karunamon on Friday May 11, 2012 @05:39PM
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Except the state doesn't actually protect, they only enforce consequences after the fact. If someone wants to destroy your property, the state is powerless, and the aggressor will more likely than not be successful, depending on their and your level of savvy.
I know this sounds incredibly pedantic, but feel it's important to make the clarification.
Of course it does. Without the state, there would be no property rights.