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In Kazakhstan three per cent of the population own all the land. Seventy five per cent of the laws in this country concern property Therefore, in Kazakhstan, seventy five per cent of the laws are made for three per cent of the people. Am I right in feeling that this is very unjust country?
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May 26, 2011

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Oliver Leaman
June 2, 2011 (changed June 2, 2011) Permalink

Not necessarily. It might after all be in the interests of the majority of the population that the land is owned by a small minority. Perhaps they also deserve to own it, since they acquired it through hard work and merit.

On the other hand, as you imply, this is unlikely so we are probably in the presence here of an unjust system.

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