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To: TobagoJack who wrote (69459)	12/12/2010 10:43:55 PM
From: Maurice Winn	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220215

It does seem that Americans are state chattels far more than are Hong Kong residents. If measuring freedom, being a state chattel is not freedom. Citizens should own the state, not the reverse. It's amazing how difficult that idea is. People seem to think that having a vote means they own the state. It doesn't, though it could do if they figured out to vote for themselves to be in charge. But they are seduced by some opm to maintain their bosses in power and the manner to which they have become accustomed. The citizen serfs can escape, but they can't take their share of the value of the state with them. They are forced to abandon it and live beyond the pale with only their limited personal possessions. As Thomas Sowell's friend said about selling one's own body parts, the test of owning something is whether you can sell it or not at the market rates. Even an American's body is not their own property. Ah, good old Google, here it is: en.wikipedia.org Hong Kong goes a little further towards freedom, but it's still far from real freedom. Until there is tradable personal ownership of the state, it's not freedom. Mqurice