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Thanks, property rights!

By John Stossel

Published November 25, 2014 6:29pm ET

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Thanks, property rights! — Once Pilgrims began farming private plots, there was so much food that the Pilgrims and Indians could celebrate Thanksgiving. | Brent Hofacker

This Thanksgiving, I give thanks for something our forebears gave us: property rights.

People associate property rights with greed and selfishness, but they are keys to our prosperity. Things go wrong when resources are held in common.

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