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    The security private property provides to holders is syst... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Private property is justified

    The security private property provides to holders is systematically purchased at the cost of insecurity for those excluded from ownership.

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    • 1.Property laws enforce exclusive access, meaning non-owners lack shelter, resources, and opportunities available to owners.
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    • 2.Landlords and owners gain security through lease agreements and eviction rights that create precarity for tenants.
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    • 3.Wealth concentration through property ownership restricts economic mobility for those without inherited or initial capital.
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    • 1.Property security and non-owner insecurity arise from scarcity, not property systems—both exist under any allocation regime.
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    • 2.Property enables security for non-owners too: renters gain housing predictability, employees gain stable workplaces via ownership.
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    • 3.The claim conflates necessary trade-offs with systematic exploitation; ownership's benefits to excluded parties may justify costs.
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