Sat Feb 1 15:39:02 2025
(*b387b012*):: I really doubt this holds up, but it is crazy they’d even attempt this argument +public!
https://reason.com/2025/01/31/the-government-says-money-isnt-property-so-it-can-take-yours/
The DOJ gave three rationales for the argument, all packed into a doorstopper of a footnote: (1) the government creates money, so you can’t own it; (2) the government can tax your money, so you don’t own it; and (3) the Constitution allows the government to spend money for the “general welfare.”
*** The government says money isn’t property—so it can take yours
*** In a jaw-dropping argument, the Department of Justice claims seizing $50,000 from a small business doesn’t violate property rights because money isn’t property.
*** Reason.com
(*b05743e5*):: wtf