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My understanding, however limited, is that "property" means something different in this context. Essentially, it means things like real estate and businesses, things that make money. You can own food, clothes, a TV, watches, a car, whatever you want, as long as it doesn't make money.
If you wanted to start a business, you probably could, and you wouldn't need to pay for it. The State would own the business, and you would be paid to run that business. This absolves you of all the risk associated with it, and you get paid more than a grocery store shelf stocker because you're doing a harder job, and thus demonstrating greater ability.
So you're dependant on the government and can't (not allowed to) do anything about it. Sounds great. My car can make money, my computer can make money, but i guess im not allowed to do it if big daddy Lenin doesn't want me to.
People who can will leave in flocks.
How, exactly?
What do you mean by "do something about it"?
...From you using it. That's not private property. That's a tool. It only becomes private property if you plan to rent it out or employ others to work it for you.
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Leave what? You didn't even describe a system, there. Those were vague buzzwords.
But that degrades a person to a child. A child can own a trinket or two, but for anything of real value, there's mommy and daddy.
Which fits perfectly well with my hypothesis, that the majority of people actually don't want a government. They want a babysitter to watch over them.