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People are more likely to plant orchards when property rights protect future harvests

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Nobody plants an orchard if they think the neighbor can just wander over and take the apples. Institutional stability and extremely rigid deed protections entirely unlock local human ambition, allowing citizens to safely delay gratification for massively larger yields.

People are more likely to plant orchards when property rights protect future harvests
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