Blockchain and Property Rights by Matthew Moriarty

Please answer the following in a post:

moriartym1 — 2015-12-08 22:14:07 UTC

Please name three rights or instruments you believe are necessary to have a free, inclusive and just society.

Are property rights one of your three things? If yes, please explain. If no, please explain.

"Economic differences among members of a society are just so long as they are based on an individual's skill in the marketplace, not their class and social status at birth." Please evaluate this statement within your own social-ethical beleifs and explain if you agree or disagree.

How can Blockchain be used as a technology that gives agency to the global poor and allows for greater economic self-determination?

My Sources For Your Further Research:

moriartym1 — 2015-12-08 22:22:35 UTC

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Sebalos, Jeremy

2016-01-07 16:21:02 UTC

Blockchain can be used to propel an economy into a flourishing state. Based of of Matt's presentation, this can be very helpful for both property rights and just the overall economy of these different places. Corrupt government is also an issue because of how they are run, it destroys the overall growth of the countries economy.

Theo

2016-01-07 16:21:07 UTC

It is necessary to have the right to free speech, the right to defend yourself in some legal or physical (if needed) way, and a system or government to ensure fair trial chances of success. Property rights or entailed in my second point, because they do matter when defending your own property and livelihood. I believe that an individual's skill in the marketplace depends how they have access to it, which could possibly be determined at birth. So I agree and disagree. Blockchain gives access to the poor in theory, but they might not have the standard materials needed to even access Blockchain, so it works hypothetically but it would take time for it to work in the way it is mentioned.

Siracuse

2016-01-07 16:21:28 UTC

Basic Human, Property, and Life.

They are because without property right gov can do as they please however with them the gov can do as they please with some difficulty.

It is not but rather your social status. It is far harder to make a business with limited resources compared to the endless that comes with wealth.

Vieri

arriagav — 2016-01-07 16:21:39 UTC

Basic Human rights, Property, and blockchain.

Property can play a major role because it allows an entrepenuer to build themselves from the ground up, and everyone is born an entrepenuer, they just need the right tools.

Ben

2016-01-07 16:21:47 UTC

In my view, Life, Liberty, and Property are the fundamental building blocks on which a society should be built to be fair, inclusive, and just. I include property because, as Matt's presentation made clear, it can be used as leverage to gain economic standing in a credit agreement. This also goes hand in hand, however, with the destruction of usury laws. It is my contention that in places where property can potentially not cover the full collateral of the loan that is needed, higher rates must be allowed in order to ensure access to capital that seems to elude those less advantaged in a society. The quote concerning economic differences is sound.

Garlin

2016-01-07 16:21:56 UTC

Frankly, I don't think that a free, inclusive, and just society would be without any of our rights but for the sake of this question I believe that the freedom of speech, religious expression, and property would be key in this case. Property is one of my most important rights because I believe that a right to property creates a sort of order in a society. It establishes a rhyme and reason, a guide for those to govern by.

Noah

2016-01-07 16:22:00 UTC

Right to free speech right to property, and right to religion.

Yes, property is something that can define an individual, and allows us as humans to progress more than if we had no property rights. Being able to say that you have earned something or holding something tangible and thinking that "this is mine, and i earned it/i deserve it."

Jordan

2016-01-07 16:22:01 UTC

The rights of free speech, property, and basic human rights are a necessary key to a just society.

Property right - this is your property that you have worked for. Referring back to the "no place to call home" article, these people worked for their houses. Just because their house is a slum doesnt mean the government can force you out and destroy your house. They want the land to do whatever they want with it and this isnt morally right.

Jack

2016-01-07 16:22:01 UTC

Three rights that are necessary to have a free, inclusive and just society are: Freedom of speech, Religion, and Property rights.

Property rights

Michael

2016-01-07 16:22:25 UTC

Three rights that I believe are necessary to have a free society are freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, and the right to be able to protest. Property rights are not one of my three things because while I do believe that it is important to have property rights, there are other rights that are more important.

Dom

2016-01-07 16:22:33 UTC

Three rights would be assistance, employment and guaranteed free movement. Property rights are not one of them because I think they should be either or. Blockchain can be used to further secure finances in an easier way than major banks.