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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
The fact that property derives from the state, and that there's always been a tax on wealth transfers does not make your position any less socialist.
Socialism takes as its premise that all wealth is created by, and therefore is subject to the control of, the state. The conclusion, however, does not necessarily follow the premise. (and that assumes the premise is correct--property does not derive from the state; rather, the state ensures that property rights can be enforced by means other than brute strength)
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Actually, socialism takes as its premise that it is labor that creates value, not property, and that therefore the laborers should, through the mechanism of the state, control the means of production, of which property is only a part, in order to ensure that workerss are compensated accrding to their work, or, in other words, according to the extent they create value.
And if the state is the mechanism by which property rights are enforced, then it does indeed follow that the state should be supported in those efforts by those who seek to maintain their rights over said property.
