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It seems like you are edging in the direction of positive liberty. A liberal society of one that maximizes individual liberty, and if coercion is necessary for that than this coercion is justified. I agree with this.

That said I would compartmentalize market relations, which are voluntary and non coercive, with property rights which are. Consider a transaction that involves only my labor and skill, no external property involved and your labor and skill, also no external property involved. This is a market transaction. And since no property is being transferred, no coercion is involved. Of course one could consider your own time and effort as your private property. But then the enforcement of this property of not backed by state coercion.

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