&gt; very far from a free society<p>Agree with you there.<p>&gt; wealth is largely the product of appropriation of people&#x27;s productivity<p>???<p>In a market economy, wealth accrues to those who solve people&#x27;s problems the best.<p>It is only through business-government collusion that you skew the market toward cronies and incumbents.<p>&gt; state monopoly on violence guarantees rights<p>In theory. But it doesn&#x27;t really work that way. Hence, the estate tax.