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Lesson 51 - Property Transfer Print E-mail

We have demonstrated that property can exist in a condition where it is unowned, a conditioned where it is owned, or in a condition of conflict.

We have also showed that for an item to be owned, it must have value to the owner.  It must also be able to be bound, or contained within some sort of firm describable boundary (limited and precisely defined).  Finally, it must be subject to control.

On earth today there is very little virgin property left.  Nearly everything that is subject to ownership is already owned.

Much of the property that is owned is in a state of conflict, such as all collectively "owned" property (public property) - but at least the property cannot be considered as unowned.

Today, if someone desires to own property of nearly any kind, it is most usual to enter the market in search of it.  This is far more practical than to go in search of unowned property, because such unowned property is now so scarce.

We have a simple and nearly universal method of morally obtaining property that is already owned. 

When we desire to own a given property, we look for the present owner.  Having found him (or her), we attempt to convince him that he should let us obtain that property, and that he should transfer ownership of the item to ourself.

 



 
 

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