Andrew,
Some blather from old Karl Marx on this one.
When a lot of people do not own capital, and
it is necessary to work with capital in order to
survive, then those who own capital will be able
to exploit those who do not and who must work for
them.
Barkley Rosser
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From: "Andrew Hagen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:40 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:9826] Re: Law as aggressive protector of private property
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:07:50 -0500, Charles Brown wrote:
> >Private property is the legal crystalization of class exploitative
relations of production. So, it is the numero uno
> effective principle of bourgeois law and jurisprudence , today's
exploitative form of productive relations.
> >
> >The succinct statement of the aim of the proletarian revolution is:
Abolition of private property.
>
> I disagree with this goal. The right to property is merely the right to
exclude, nothing more. Property rights are,
> IMHO, necessary for any right to privacy. I don't see anything wrong with
people owning stuff. I see a problem,
> however, when labor is exploited. The link between private property and
exploitation of labor is tenuous. On
> what basis would you say the two are linked?
>
> Andrew Hagen
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