lriv724@discuss.online to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Is canceling student loan debt considered stealing?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareIs canceling student loan debt considered stealing?lriv724@discuss.online to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square37fedilinkfile-text
I have an economics teacher that made this claim in class yesterday. I wanted to know other people’s thoughts about it.
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Property has existed before laws existed to enforce it. It was enforced with violence. Stealing is still stealing even if there’s no law against it.
minus-squarerational_lib@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前And if there was a disagreement about whose property was who’s? With no laws to settle it, it would just be determined by who grabs said property and runs off with it first. That’s indistinguishable from a free-for-all.
Property has existed before laws existed to enforce it. It was enforced with violence. Stealing is still stealing even if there’s no law against it.
And if there was a disagreement about whose property was who’s? With no laws to settle it, it would just be determined by who grabs said property and runs off with it first. That’s indistinguishable from a free-for-all.