Inför Pikettys ankomst

Andrew Lilico har en tänkvärd kommentar i Daily Telegraph idag där han pekar på skillnaden mellan det staten skapar och det individer och företag skapar. Det staten skapat och äger kan hanteras fördelningspolitiskt, menar han. Något att tänka på nästa vecka.

So it seems that, once we reflect upon what property is, we can form a much clearer view about what forms of intellectual discovery can be regarded as creating property. We can have a legitimate debate about the distribution of property, but only provided we focus that debate upon those forms of property that the state itself creates. If we are so collectivist that we believe that even everyone’s work belongs to the state, then perhaps all property can be seen as state-created and discussions about the distribution of all wealth are legitimate. But otherwise we should recognise that property exists privately and morally, as an extension of our work and self-ownership.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10923228/How-much-of-what-we-have-do-we-actually-own.html