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    It is not the case that Ownership of labor does not entail ownership of every object with which labor is causally entangled, only the value added by that labor.

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    • 1.Value addition is often inseparable from the object itself, making the distinction between object and added-value incoherent.
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    • 2.Without control over the material substrate, laborers cannot secure the fruits of their labor from others' interference.
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    • 3.Determining what portion of an object constitutes 'added value' requires arbitrary, disputable calculations.
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    • 1.Raw materials exist independent of any laborer's effort, so ownership should track contribution rather than causal contact.
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    • 2.Limiting ownership to value-added prevents unjust enrichment and respects prior claims to natural resources.
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    • 3.This principle enables multiple parties to have legitimate interests in the same object without contradiction.
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