| | [[File:Sewell Avery.jpg|right|200px|thumb|When the CEO of the privately held Montgomery Wards company refused to settle a labor dispute, [[President Franklin Roosevelt]] ordered the [[U.S. Army]] to seize the company and remove its CEO.]] | | [[File:Sewell Avery.jpg|right|200px|thumb|When the CEO of the privately held Montgomery Wards company refused to settle a labor dispute, [[President Franklin Roosevelt]] ordered the [[U.S. Army]] to seize the company and remove its CEO.]] |
| − | '''Private property''' means assets that can be acquired, transferred and controlled by persons rather than [[government]], such as [[land]], [[house]]s, [[goods]], luxury items, income producing assets, etc. It is characterized by an individual or corporate entity with absolute dominion over the [[property]]. Private property, in the [[United States of America]], is [[constitution]]ally protected by [[state]] and [[federal]] constitution (see: [[Fifth Amendment]]) | + | '''Private property''' means assets that can be acquired, transferred and controlled by persons rather than [[government]], such as [[land]], [[house]]s, [[goods]], luxury items, income producing assets, etc. It is characterized by an individual or corporate entity with dominion over the [[property]]. Private property, in the [[United States of America]], is [[constitution]]ally protected by [[state]] and [[federal]] constitution (see: [[Fifth Amendment]]) |
| | Private property is one of three major forms of ownership. The other two are [[collective property]] and [[common property]]. In Marxism, private property refers only to [[chattel]], i.e. the clothes on your back. Individuals are prohibited by government from acquiring assets to support themselves, their families, or their communities. [[Inflation]], [[taxation]], denial of licenses and permits, requisitioning or seizure are just some of the ways government can use to restrict individuals from acquiring assets. | | Private property is one of three major forms of ownership. The other two are [[collective property]] and [[common property]]. In Marxism, private property refers only to [[chattel]], i.e. the clothes on your back. Individuals are prohibited by government from acquiring assets to support themselves, their families, or their communities. [[Inflation]], [[taxation]], denial of licenses and permits, requisitioning or seizure are just some of the ways government can use to restrict individuals from acquiring assets. |