My Fundamentals
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* holdings are privately, coercively enforced freedoms | * holdings are privately, coercively enforced freedoms | ||
** all holdings eliminate some freedoms of others, which is why they need enforcement | ** all holdings eliminate some freedoms of others, which is why they need enforcement | ||
− | * legal rights (including property) replaces private enforcement of holdings by state enforcement | + | * legal rights (including property) replaces private enforcement of holdings by social (usually state) enforcement |
** coercion creates holdings and rights | ** coercion creates holdings and rights | ||
** efficient because reduces deadweight protection costs | ** efficient because reduces deadweight protection costs | ||
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** accumulation of wealth is only possible because of coercive holdings or legal rights | ** accumulation of wealth is only possible because of coercive holdings or legal rights | ||
* individuals are a legal fiction: human organisms exist as parts of a society | * individuals are a legal fiction: human organisms exist as parts of a society | ||
− | ** a preference for recognition of individuals besides the dominant | + | ** a preference for recognition of individuals besides the dominant individuals |
** interdependence in development, security, commerce, etc. | ** interdependence in development, security, commerce, etc. | ||
** holdings and rights are societal concepts | ** holdings and rights are societal concepts |