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>>I won't argue that taking 50% of someone's income is *moral*<< No, and the reason for morality (justice) is to allow people to thrive as individuals and as a group. As the old ruling class has consolidated its power we see the population of western countries dying off - a sure sign of moral decadence. >>There is a free market of countries.<< It ain't a free market. It is a cartel or association of elites, dominated by the US, that works together, both informally and through the UN, to perpetuate its privilege. (Ironically it's dominated by the US because historically the US government has tolerated freer markets than other governments have, and that has delivered the US government unprecedented power.) The only country that is acknowleged not to have a state government is Somalia - a country that the US found was not worth conquering, but that has thrived without the state. It has a high birth rate, a fast-growing population, and high net migration rate. These poor suckers can be enslaved by the international ruling class, and probably will be if they become too successful, but Somalia is an indication of what a relatively free market can accomplish in a region with very limited natural wealth. >>"what right does any person or entity have to own land?".<< Ultimately might is right, but I and other free traders are advocating a fair free system of self-government or personal sovereignty because we believe that it will serve the interests of our children and grandchildren. So Strawman's "proles" may wake up, or the ruling elitists may realize the poverty and injustice they are causing. But in the long run, competition in the supply of "government" services will replace the ancient "divine right" rule of the legislatures. Because free markets work. The answer to your question is that every person should have the right to make a sovereign claim over his own land (subject to his ability in a free market to negotiate contracts to secure the property). In other words, everyone should be able to secede from the state.
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