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 Surely Dee is at least partially right. It would be morally absurd to say that
a government can do anything it wishes with the property of its citizens. There must be some
limitations on government. Some justification must be offered, and in many cases there will be no justification.The fact that property rights should not be absolute or near-absolute side constraints doesn't mean that no property rights can be justified. And that doesn't necessarily mean that only those rights that can be given a utilitarian justification are acceptable. That would be Ann's view. Can we define property rights at a level of stringency between those that are absolute (or near absolute) and those that have only a utilitarian justification. These could be strong property rights that are designed to avoid certain very serious consequences. |
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