Archive for the 'property' Category
“You Treat Me Like Property”
By Vedran VuK
An ex-girlfriend once told me, “You treat me like a piece of property.” As an economics major, my first reaction was: How great that the center of my affection truly understands the way I feel! Butterflies in my stomach, rainbows, unicorns, big red hearts shot through my enamored mind. When someone truly understands you, what can you feel but joy?
If I treated her as if she were my property, after all, it means that I would take care of her, protect her, and treat her well above all things not in my possession.
Suddenly, I realized the look on her face did not reflect the combusting happiness within me.
Then, I realized my error. We are all self owners, she as much as I. But let’s say I were treating her like property. That raises the extremely important issue:
“Do you mean public or private property?”
Read the rest on your own over at The Mises Institute.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
No comments