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0 pointsWalterBright4y ago0 comments

Sorry, but stocks are clearly property.

> But buying stock means you don’t own it (otherwise you wouldn’t need to buy it)

That doesn't even make any sense.

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My point is that you don’t own a stock until you buy it. So you can restrict the ability to buy a stock without impacting the someone’s ownership rights.

WalterBrightOP4y ago

The right to buy is another property right.

halpert4y ago

So you can buy anything? Where is that right enshrined in the constitution?

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0 pointsWalterBright4y ago0 comments

Sorry, but stocks are clearly property.

> But buying stock means you don’t own it (otherwise you wouldn’t need to buy it)

That doesn't even make any sense.

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halpert4y ago

My point is that you don’t own a stock until you buy it. So you can restrict the ability to buy a stock without impacting the someone’s ownership rights.

WalterBrightOP4y ago

The right to buy is another property right.

halpert4y ago

So you can buy anything? Where is that right enshrined in the constitution?

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