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Capitalism is an extension of the right to property; the details of what counts as rightful property is certainly a political question.


This. Modern capitalism simply wouldn't function without some rather non-obvious conclusions about property rights (existence of intellectual property, limitation of liability, enforceability of contract law, land as a privately owned tradeable asset, sovereign power participating in the market primarily as a regulator)




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